Africa’s birds of prey find few friendly skies as industry and agriculture create new hazards

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For 40 years, raptors have fallen victim to power lines, poisoned carcasses and other hazards of a developing continent. The Soysambu reserve in Kenya is one of the few places keeping them safe – but for how long?

At the Soysambu bird sanctuary, raptor technician John Kyalo Mwanzia rehabilitates a juvenile fish eagle that was injured in a fight over territory around nearby Lake Naivasha. Raptor populations in Africa have fallen about 90 per cent over the past 40 years, according to a study published in January by The Peregrine Fund.

Shiv Kapila, one of the directors of the Kenya Bird of Prey Trust, exercises Horrace the lappet-faced vulture at the Naivasha Raptor Centre. In fashion terms, a lappet is a decorative flap on clothing; these birds got that name from the folded surface of their heads.This Bateleur eagle underwent surgery for a broken wing. Mr. Mwanzia and Mr. Thomsett dress the injury and checking on its progress as the bird shakes off a mild sedative.

 

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