Editing Andean flamingo (section)

===Conservation plans===
According to the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources]], the Andean flamingo is an "insufficiently known species".<ref name=ugarte2000/> Thus, despite being negatively affected for at least the previous two decades, it was finally declared endangered in September 2010.<ref name=ugarte2000/> In this announcement, it was stated that this flamingo would be protected under the [[Endangered Species Act|Endangered Species Act of 1973]].<ref name=ugarte2000/> Most of the areas in which the flamingos reside, both in the summer and the winter, have been covered by the implementation of national parks. However, these parks are absent in habitats incurring changes. Thus, the main breeding grounds are still susceptible to outside disturbances that decrease the population of the flamingos.<ref name=ugarte2000/> Because the Andean flamingo is a recent addition to the endangered species list,  few plans have been implemented to protect their species. However, the National Institution of Natural Resources (http://www.nri.org/) is currently developing a plan. This group is working with conservationists to find a way to solve the problems of borate extraction and egg collecting and poaching.<ref name=ugarte2000/> The plan consists of an environmental education strategy to inform businessmen, workers, villagers, and any other people who pose as a threat to the flamingos.<ref name=ugarte2000/> Local authorities in the Salinas Lake district have created an outpost to prevent illicit actions and to find possible solutions to present problems.<ref name=ugarte2000/> Creation of national parks has decreased the egg collecting; however, environmental education will be necessary to eliminate this activity.<ref name=ugarte2000/>

The Flamingo Specialist Group, established in 1971, is actively trying to inform the public on the vulnerability of flamingos.<ref name=hurlbert1982/> They produce an annual newsletter to tell readers the current status of several species.<ref name=hurlbert1982/> In 2000, this group conducted a census that revealed a total population less than 34,000 Andean flamingos, giving them the label of most rare species.<ref name=hurlbert1982/>  Recently, this group has joined sides with the International Union for Conservation of Nature to create an action plan for the flamingos.<ref name=hurlbert1982/> A meeting was held in Miami, Florida, in 2000 to develop a group to control an action place to protect the six species and subspecies of flamingos.<ref name=hurlbert1982/>

Under the auspices of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals, also known as the [[Bonn Convention]], [[High Andean Flamingos Memorandum of Understanding|the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Conservation of High Andean Flamingos and their Habitats]] was concluded and came into effect on 4 December 2008. The MoU covers Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. As of August 2012, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru have signed the MoU. The MoU aims to improve the conservation status of the species and their habitats through coordinated and concerted actions across the range.