From bad omen to national treasure: The rare bone-swallower stork saved by a female army Once known as a bird of ill omen, India's endangered hargila has gained an army of protectors. Now it's beginning to bounce back.

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​Captive-bred greater adjutants learning to fly ahead of return to forests​ ​Captive-bred greater adjutants learning to fly ahead of return to forests​

Captive-bred greater adjutants learning to fly ahead of return to forests

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This Conservationist Is Saving One of the World's Most Endangered Storks Purnima Devi Barman and her community have worked to more than quadruple a population of storks in Assam, India.

Meet #Purnima Devi, the leader of #Hargila Army in #Indian Asam, who has saved the population #endangered #storks. She is @Times woman of the year. What an inspiring story.

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