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Marabou stork feeds on the carcass of a cow in a paddock near the Kenya Meat Commission factory east of the capital Nairobi
16 Sep 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A marabou stork feeds on the carcass of a cow in a paddock near the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) factory in Athi River, 50km (31 miles) east of the capital Nairobi, September 16, 2009. Farmers are making their way to the recently revived KMC in a bid to cut their losses by selling their drought-stricken livestock for meat. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (KENYA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY BUSINESS AGRICULTURE)
REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya


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Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers inspect the carcass of a baby elephant that died from the prolonged drought near the Galana River at Tsavo East National Park, southeast of Kenya's capital ...




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