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Plans underway to protect critically endangered birds of Taita

The Taita thrush is critically endangered. [Courtesy]

Efforts to save two of Kenya’s most endangered birds, only found in Taita Hills, are in place.

The birds, Taita Thrush and Taita Apalis, are currently classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The classification means they are facing an extremely high risk of extinction.

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