The Mfunda Tree
Thank you to Margaret Kio of the Arocha Environmental Education project, to Albert Baya, Fleur Ng’weno and Mark Nicholson for their help with this story.
You can read more about the Mfunda tree and the Sokoke Scops owl here
http://runningwild.co.ke/air/sokoke-scops-owl-otus-ireneae
http://blog.arocha.or.ke/arabuko-sokoke-forest/the-fate-of-our-important-bird-areas/
The IUCN red list monitors biodiversity of our planet, listing the species of plants, animals and birds and highlighting those which are becoming threatened.
You can read more about the red list here https://www.iucnredlist.org
And this is the link to the Mfunda Tree, which has 'vulnerable status' on the list.