Kenya sanctuaries toil to save birds of prey from extinction
A study published in January by The Peregrine Fund, a US-based non-profit organisation, found that the raptor population has fallen by 90 percent on the continent over the last 40 years.
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Critically endangered Ruppels vultures warm themselves in the morning sun at the Naivasha Raptor Centre, one of the Kenya Bird of Prey Trust's veterinary and rehabilitation facilities at the lakeside town of Naivasha on April 17, 2024. The sanctuary in the Soysambu reserve is one of the few places where the birds of prey are safe. (AFP)
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Simon Thomsett tentatively removes a pink bandage from the wing of an injured bateleur, a short-tailed eagle from the African savannah, where birds