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Crop Damage by Granivorous Birds Despite Protection Efforts by Human Bird Scarers in a Sorghum Field in Western Kenya
Hiron, Matthew; Rubene, Diana; Mweresa, Collins K.; Ajamma, Yvonne U.O.; Owino, Eunice A.; Low, Matthew (Journal of African Ornithology, 2014-11-14)Cereal crop damage from granivorous birds poses a serious food security problem for subsistence farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. In this region, farmers may rely on human ‘bird scarers’ to limit crop damage. Here we report ...