A new survey has detected “shocking” declines in the populations of 22 species of eagle, vulture, buzzard, falcon and other birds of prey in Kenya -- and roads, railways and rat poison have all played a part.
Populations of 19 out of 22 Kenyan birds of prey species had declined by 70 percent on average in just 40 years, the survey published in the journal Biological Conservation said, with one species -- the common kestrel -- having declined by 95 percent.
