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Indian house crows are considered one of the world’s most invasive and destructive birds.
They are thought to have been intentionally introduced in East Africa around 1890s in a bid to tackle a mounting waste problem on the Zanzibar archipelago, then a British protectorate.
They were first recorded in the port of Mombasa in 1947 and since then, their numbers have exploded, thanks to the growing human population and the accompanying mounds of rubbish, which provide an ideal environment for them to feed and breed.
The birds have been spotted in the Mtito Andei area - about 240km ( 150 miles ) from the capital, Nairobi .
Conservationists fear that the birds could spread inland, threatening wildlife.
The previous attempt to control the bird population was banned more than 20 years ago .
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