Once reviled, the Greater Adjutant stork was nearly extinct, but the conservation efforts of Dr. Purnima Devi Barman and her ...

The hargilla is an endangered stork in India that has come under the protection of a grassroots, all-woman conservation group. The greater adjutant stork — or hargilla, which translates to ...

The Hargila Army is like a sisterhood network among the women.” The greater adjutant stork, with its impressive wingspan of 2.4 meters and nests up to 1 meter wide, has transformed from a symbol ...

Meet the band of 20,000 women with whom Purnima Devi Barman leads the ‘Hargila army’ in Assam. Hargila, literally meaning ‘bone swallower’, is the local name for the endangered greater adjutant stork.

The Turning Point: A Call from Nature Barman's journey began in 2007, when she learned that a tree housing greater adjutant ... the stork. Through selling handcrafted textiles, these women earn ...