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Kenya: Bird Defies the Odds to Fly 8,000km to China
Nation, 7 May 2020
At a time hundreds of Kenyans are stuck in foreign countries because of Covid-19, a bird has flown 8,000 kilometres in five days from Kenya to China, the origin of the pandemic. Read more »
Against the Tide - Bird Flies 8,000km From Kenya to China
It was traced using a global location sensor departed from Kenya on April 29, crossing the Arabian Sea, the India subcontinent, The Himalayas, and finally landed in China on May 4. In February, news of a migratory bird, an osprey, that flew about 7,000 kilometres from Finland to Kenya, but later died, intrigued the tourism sector. In 2020, the theme of World Migratory Bird Day on 9 May is "Birds Connect Our World." It highlights the importance of conserving and restoring the ecosystems that support the natural cycles essential for the survival and well-being of migratory birds.
