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

Purnima Devi Barman remembers the day her life changed. It was 2007, and she got a call that a tree, home to a family of greater adjutant storks, was being chopped down in India’s Assam state ...

In 2007, the greater adjutant stork, locally known as the hargila, faced imminent extinction in Assam, India, with fewer than ...

Guwahati: A greater adjutant stork, listed as ‘nearly threatened' by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), produced three chicks at the Assam State Zoo-cum-Botanical Garden.

Bhagalpur: Nestled in the heart of Bhagalpur, the Greater Adjutant Stork Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (GASRRC) has become a beacon of hope for the majestic greater adjutant stork (garuda), a ...

Barman is a wildlife biologist, best known for her work towards the conservation of the greater adjutant stork, which was until recently listed as endangered by the IUCN. It was in 2007 ...

The Time magazine, which was launched in 1923 in the US, has featured Barman in the ‘Time Women of the Year 2025’ list for “saving” one of the world’s most endangered storks – the greater adjutant ...

Stork at Risk Purnima Devi Barman's move to save the stork came at a time when the greater adjutant storks were highly endangered and were reportedly estimated to be only 450 left in the region.

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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 status under the International Union ...

The tree was home to a family of greater adjutant storks ... as a pest and a disease carrier in the society. The endangered stork was locally known as “hargila”, which means bone swallower ...