Kenya: Millions Of 'Feathered Locusts' Culled To Save Agriculture

KISUMU, KENYA - JANUARY 14: A farmer attempts to scare a flock of red-billed quelea from a rice field on January 14, 2023 in Kisumu, Kenya. Kenyan authorities began aerial spraying of pesticides to control the red-billed quelea bird invasion in the western region of the country. With an estimated adult breeding population of at least 1.5 billion Red-billed quelea are the most numerous bird in the world, and the FAO estimates the global agricultural losses attributable to the quelea are in excess of 50 million USD annually. A flock of two million can devour as much as 20 tons of grain in a single day. (Photo by Luke Dray/Getty Images)