Good news from the paradise thant is so difficult to preserve: little more than a month after the reintroduction of crow poison on the Kenyan coast, the use of which had been banned for years in Kenya (and not because of its harmfulness to humans or other animals, but for mere economic interests), the non-indigenous pest birds are diminishing. It is estimated that already one-fifth of their population, in Watamu, is already defunct, and even in Malindi one notices the first shortages and the return of the chirping local birds on the palms and among the flamboyants. Not to mention the disturbance in the early hours of the morning and just before sunset, that between the outdoor tables of the clubs, on the beach and so on, in a crescendo that certainly does not benefit tourism.

The slow and hopefully inexorable extermination of the crows is almost exclusively due to the work of the Arocha Kenya organisation and the donations that have come in through the appeal that we too have circulated (and which we refer you to below), because as the project's promoter, Colin Jackson, recalls, ‘reducing the crow population and thus offering protection to Kenya's indigenous birds, large and small, is a very long journey that can take years. About 795,000 birds have yet to be eliminated!’

The association has had excellent feedback from Watamu, where crows were poisoned at one site and within a few days other bird species were observed. It is interesting to note that domestic crows seem to be highly territorial and become so attached to a specific food source that the poisoning of that site eliminates the crows from there for several weeks.

Arocha would like to thank everyone who has made a donation and those who support the project on a monthly basis: without them it would be impossible to continue.
 

For those who want to make direct donations via Mpesa to A Rocha:
 

Paybill: 303030 (ABSA bank)

Acc: 0121008254
 

IMPORTANT: send the confirmation sms to the project coordinator, Eric Kinoti +254 718 422487, so that we can keep track of all incomes.
 

3) Bank details for direct / online donations to the Crows No More project!
 

Bank name: Absa Bank Kenya

Branch name: Malindi

Account Name: Centro A Rocha Kenya Mwamba

Account number: 0121008254
 

Please ensure that there is a reference to ‘Crows No More’.

In this case, you can send the proof of payment to e so that we can keep track of all donations.