Protests in Tirana, Albania, earlier this month. Terfili via Wikipedia

In Albania, a mass protest movement has emerged to challenge a plan, spearheaded by Jared Kushner, to build a sprawling resort along the delta of the last wild river in Europe. Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the capital city of Tirana last week, raising signs that said “Albania Is Not for Sale,” with marches continuing over the weekend.

The Vjosë River Delta is home to Mediterranean monk seals, loggerhead turtles, endangered Albanian water frogs, and a rare colony of Dalmatian pelicans, which are among the largest freshwater birds in the world. But coastal wildlife is at grave risk from the resort project, as Yale Environment 360 reported after plans for the resort were first unveiled in 2024.…