Lower thirds:

0:03  Report by / Nehal Johri
0:26  Rodgers Oloo Magutha / Bird rescuer
1:21  Paul Gacheru / Program Manager at Nature Kenya
1:54  Rodgers Oloo Magutha / Bird rescuer

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Meet: The Birdman of Nairobi. 

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Rodgers Oloo Magutha - once homeless - now shares his home with a flock of birds...

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that he rescued around the city. 

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Magutha did not study conservation or know a lot about birds. 

But living near Lake Nakuru National Park sparked his interest. 

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+++SOT, Rodgers Oloo Magutha, bird enthusiast and rescuer, English: 
 "So, at my leisure time, I used to sneak inside to see the birds, to watch the water, so that's when my passion of rescuing and taking care of the birds started.”+++

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Magutha says he has since rescued more than 20 species of birds. 

And nursed them back to health.

They were often injured or under-nourished. 

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+++SOT, Rodgers Oloo Magutha, bird enthusiast and rescuer, English:
 "I have rescued the black kites, I have rescued the African pied crow, I have rescued the barn owl, I have rescued the marabou storks and the pigeons."+++

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Birds in this area face many threats to their survival.

Habitat loss, disease, and injuries from traps or telephone wires occur frequently. 

But there are only a few rehabilitation centers that can help wildlife in danger. 

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Conservationist and bird watcher Paul Gacheru agrees that there is a critical shortage. 

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+++SOT, Paul Gacheru, Program Manager at Nature Kenya, English:
"In Nairobi, we only have one rehab centre for birds which is in Karen. There is the animal orphanage which is looking at mainly mammals and large mammals which are taken to the animal orphanage which is managed by Kenya Wildlife Service. And we have another rehab centre in Naivasha in Soysambu for birds."+++

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Saving the birds is no easy feat for Magutha. 

He has to find enough food for them to eat - and enough space to shelter and recover. 

Even when he succeeds, people accuse him of sorcery. 

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+++SOT, Rodgers Oloo Magutha, bird enthusiast and rescuer, English:
"Most of the people when they see me with these birds, they think that I am using supernatural powers. Most of them think that I am a sorcerer, I'm practising witchcraft." 

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Magutha's new hope is to open an official shelter... 

so that he can help MORE birds get back to where they belong: in the skies of Nairobi. 

02:13 END