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The Kenyan government is trying to eradicate 6 million of the passerines with pesticide.

Experts are worried about the endangered raptors that might be pesticide-bombed as farmers in Kenya try to fight off the horde of 6 million red-billed quelea birds that feasted on their rice fields. See the full details here:

Kenya's government began to kill up to 6 million red-billed quelea birds, world's most populous bird species which are also known as 'feathered locusts'. The birds can form nomadic super-colonies of up to 30 million, feeding on crops such as wheat, barley, rice, sunflowers and corn. Why Kenya wants to kill red-billed quelea birds?

A recent study confirms alarming declines in raptor populations in Kenya. Incidental poisoning is a major problem for vultures in particular, depriving ecosystems of the birds’ vital role as scavengers. Conservationists are working with communities to help species recover. “The population of raptors today bears no resemblance to those numbers we saw a half century […]

Kenya tops the list as one of the world’s most raptor rich countries, but numbers are dwindling rapidly.