A blindfold calms the large black and white augur buzzard as two men glue a prosthetic leg into an insert on her body to replace the one that she lost. The female is one of many injured birds of prey that turn up at Simon Thomsett’s Kenyan rehabilitation centre, most of which, like her, have been crippled by electrocution. The problem has progressively grown as Kenya has upgraded its electricity network, replacing wooden poles with steel-reinforced concrete, which can be conductive, and hanging inadequately insulated power lines between them, conservationists say. A little sparrowhawk is seen at the Soysambu Raptor Centre inside Soysambu conservancy in Nakuru, Kenya April 12, 2022. Picture taken April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi That and the lack of deterrent markers alon...
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