Ugandans kill migrating storks in desperation

DESPERATE Ugandans are using poison to kill thousands of migrating white storks and other protected birds because they have so few sources of food.

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In Ayoreri, a village on the Kenyan border, Sam Chekwoi, 42, said unpredictable rains and droughts have made it increasingly hard to feed his two wives and 11 children.

“I used to farm but the sun would destroy my food crops. That is when I decided to start catching those birds to provide food for my children and myself,” he said.

He showed reporters how locals hunt their prey.

First they catch a mouse and kill it, then pour a mixture of alcohol and rat poison into its mouth and leave it in the field for a bird to spot.