The rare Osprey bird from Finland that flew for 6,000 kilometers from Finland is dead.
The bird died over the weekend while in the care of Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) veterinarians in Karen, Nairobi.
According to a postmortem, the cause of the four years old bird was as a result of long term starvation, which resulted to system failure.
"We regret to announce the death of the Osprey bird despite all efforts to rehabilitate it back into the wild," KWS Spokesman Paul Udoto said, as quoted by Star.
The bird was saved by Walter Oloo from the waters of Lake Kanyaboli in Siaya county, when it was stuck in a fishing net, last week.
"By the time the bird was delivered to the city, it had been severely dehydrated, weak and emaciated from the long flight and minor injuries while trapped by the fishing net," Udoto said.
The bird was later transferred to KWS Veterinary Department on January 23, where it was being taken care.
Beside it having some bruises, the bird had lost some weight and it needed to be fed to regain it's normal weight of about 1.3-1.8kg.
The fish-easting bird was expected to be returned where it was saved to allow it to continue with the journey once it recovered.
"We were feeding and treating the fish-eating bird back to good health with a plan to release it at the exact site it was rescued in the Lake Victoria catchment so that the bird does not lose its bearings on the return epic flight Northwards in early March," noted the KWS Spokesman.