Purnima Devi Barman, a wildlife biologist from Assam, is the unexpected commander of a large, and powerful army. Globally, ...

Dr Sanjeet Kumar, veterinary officer, Bhagalpur Forest Division, said the greater adjutant stork is an endangered bird and a protected species under the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act ...

He told her the bird is a bad omen ... At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region. In 2023, thanks to Barman’s work, the stork was moved from endangered ...

The divisional forest officer said Lesser Adjutant is available in the eastern parts of the country, but its sighting in Kalda hillocks is a piece of good news. In fact, many rare birds ...

Purnima Devi Barman started by changing the people's perception of the bird. Indian conservationist ... a tree owner cut down a nest with a greater adjutant nest in 2007. Realising the stork ...