[6] It has potential as a site for juvenile endangered species of fish to grow before migrating into Lake Victoria.

[5] A 1991 report stated that the water that flows into Lake Sare has been filtered by the swamp and holds few nutrients and little suspended matter.

[8] A 2005 report noted changes in Lake Sare that threatened its ecosystem through eutrophication and pollution.

It recommended an inclusive management plan for the entire Yala swamp complex to prevent further degradation of the ecosystem.

Noxious macrophytes had invaded the lake initiating a slow change that could cause it to eventually dry up.