Dear All,
This attitude is perfectly correct, we have to do everything to
protect our habitats to protect the birds themselves. Every habitat
needs a flagship species, and Papyrus Gonolek is a prime candidate. No
papyrus, no Papyrus Gonolek or other papyrus exclusive species.
It should under no circumstances be downlisted,
Best to all
Brian

On 8/18/13, Silas Ekesa <sighlow@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is not good news to the kind of bird species that are dependent on
> papyrus. It may have started with the Gonoleks btu bearing in mind the fact
> that papyrus reeds are being highly extracted for basket making, other
> species that may need this habitat to survive are as well at risk. I have
> seen swamps that are dominated by papyrus reeds and even closer to major
> institutions yet no one has taken initiative to protect them. Marula swamp
> near University of Eldoret is one of them and it has been invaded that it
> is decreasing at an alarming rate.
> Let's take this into our own hands, make it our own responsibility and do
> it out of passion.
> LET'S PROTECT OUR BIRDS' HABITATS
>