Fish eat fish: Why Baringo tilapia is disappearing

Nile tilapia netted at a fish pond in Olkokwe Island, Lake Baringo. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

A fish species that was introduced to restock Lake Baringo is now posing a threat to the existence of a native fish species only found in the lake.

Mabled lungfish were introduced to the lake in 1975 to restock the lake despite the lack of environmental assessment of its potential impacts. It now endangers the existence of Baringo Tilapia.