Pelican Population Grows in Albania During Pandemic July 04, 2021 A donation box for pelicans is placed in Divjaka-Karavasta Lagoon, western Albania, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.The pandemic has brought one good thing to the Divjaka-Karavasta Lagoon in western Albania - calmness for the pelicans and increase of their numbers Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:06:52 0:00 The pandemic has brought one good thing to western Albania’s Divjaka-Karavasta Lagoon: peace and quiet for rare pelicans. It is this calm that the birds need to mate – which has led to their population growth. Area environmental officials say nesting pairs have increased from 68 in 2019 to 85 this year. At the same time, the number of human visitors has dropped by 50 percent.