How Purnima Devi Barman Saved Assam’s Rare Hargila Bird from Extinction

Purnima Devi Barman

In the wetlands and riverbanks of Assam, where nature flourishes around the mighty Brahmaputra River, a rare bird once stood on the edge of extinction—feared, hated, and abandoned by the very people who shared its habitat. Tall, unusual-looking, and often misunderstood, the Greater Adjutant stork, locally known as the Hargila or “bone swallower,” had long … Read more