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Marabou Stork

Marabou storks are scavengers, and an excess of garbage in Kampala has caused a huge rise in their population, much to the disgust of the Ugandan people.

Marabou Storks are large graceful birds, but Ugandans in Kampala see them as a menace. Uncollected garbage and slaughter-house refuse have led to a stork population explosion. Ari Daniel Shapiro reports that Ugandans are turning to desperate measures to get rid of the birds.