Kenyan sanctuaries for birds of prey - in pictures

  • Simon Thomsett, the director of Soysambu Raptor Centre, is assisted in dressing a bateleur eagle that had a broken wing. All photos: AFP
    Simon Thomsett, the director of Soysambu Raptor Centre, is assisted in dressing a bateleur eagle that had a broken wing. All photos: AFP
  • Raptor technician John Kyalo Mwanzia subdues a critically endangered white-backed vulture that is being prepared for an X-ray at the centre
    Raptor technician John Kyalo Mwanzia subdues a critically endangered white-backed vulture that is being prepared for an X-ray at the centre
  • Mr Thomsett, right, sets up a portable imaging machine with the help of a raptor technician at Soysambu
    Mr Thomsett, right, sets up a portable imaging machine with the help of a raptor technician at Soysambu
  • The director examines the result of the scan on the white-backed vulture's wing at Soysambu
    The director examines the result of the scan on the white-backed vulture's wing at Soysambu
  • Shiv Kapila, one of the directors of the Kenya Bird of Prey Trust, exercises Horrace, a critically endangered vulture at the Naivasha Raptor Centre
    Shiv Kapila, one of the directors of the Kenya Bird of Prey Trust, exercises Horrace, a critically endangered vulture at the Naivasha Raptor Centre
  • A crown eagle nicknamed Helen sits on her perch unable to fly due to a damaged wing and compromised eyesight sustained after capture and persecution at a village in Kenya
    A crown eagle nicknamed Helen sits on her perch unable to fly due to a damaged wing and compromised eyesight sustained after capture and persecution at a village in Kenya
  • A white-backed vulture being prepared for examination
    A white-backed vulture being prepared for examination
  • Mr Mwanzia tends to a lappet-faced vulture that was rescued as a chick, having falling out of the nest and injuring a foot
    Mr Mwanzia tends to a lappet-faced vulture that was rescued as a chick, having falling out of the nest and injuring a foot
  • A bateleur eagle that underwent surgery to repair a broken wing recovers from a mild sedative
    A bateleur eagle that underwent surgery to repair a broken wing recovers from a mild sedative
  • A white-backed vulture being examined
    A white-backed vulture being examined
  • Pylons support high-voltage cables that run through the Lake Elementaita National Wildlife Sanctuary that was declared an Important Bird Area in 1999, in Nakuru, Kenya
    Pylons support high-voltage cables that run through the Lake Elementaita National Wildlife Sanctuary that was declared an Important Bird Area in 1999, in Nakuru, Kenya
  • Mr Mwanzia rehabilitates a juvenile fish eagle after it was treated for injuries sustained in a territorial fight
    Mr Mwanzia rehabilitates a juvenile fish eagle after it was treated for injuries sustained in a territorial fight
  • The fish eagle soars among the clouds during a rehab exercise session
    The fish eagle soars among the clouds during a rehab exercise session