There's good news for bird watchers. A Malad resident has spotted greater flamingoes in the creek. While he had seen lesser flamingoes there before, he had never seen greater flamingoes.

On July 11, mid-day had done a story (Saw group of poachers shoot flamingoes in Malad Wetland, says wildlife lover) in which it was reported that a person from Malad had caught on camera, a group of men approaching the flamingoes in the wetland behind the mangroves at Jankalyan Nagar in Malad West, with a gun. Later, he sent the photos to NGO PAWS-Mumbai, alleging that he saw them shoot the pink birds but was unable to photograph the act. PAWS-Mumbai had sent the pictures to the Mangroves Cell of the Forest Department, after which arrests were made.