The Socotra cormorant is both endemic to the region and thus a vulnerable species, but also due to excessive habitat loss caused by human activities.
It’s very different in behavior to other cormorant species in that it hunts in flocks! It’s a marvelous spectacle to see the moving blackness against the bright sands of the beaches, or as here against the ocean.
One day I hope to return to see them when they are nesting.
Last updated on 10 April 2023
