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

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.

Dr Purnima Devi Barman and her ‘Hargila Army’ or ‘Stork Sisters’ Movement rescued the Greater Adjutant Stork from the brink of extinction. How many of us would set aside a doctorate to stand up for ...

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.

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 ... baby showers for new chicks, says Barman ...

The greater adjutant stork is classified as endangered on the ... falling of the nests, eggs and the chicks from their breeding habitats besides destruction of their nests, she said.

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 ...