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GREATER ADJUTANT STORKS (Leptoptilos dubius)  - ©Dr. Fitz From Karela’s blog: A group of Greater Adjutant Stork looks for food in a garbage dumping site near Deepor Beel bird sanctuary in Guwahati, India. Fast vanishing wetlands in and around Guwahati city has now become a major threat for the survival of this bird species. Guwahati city has the largest concentration of the Greater Adjutant Stork in the world but their numbers gradually declining due to loss of wetlands, habitat and availability of food. Earlier these big birds were largely seen in wetlands areas but now majority of them are seen in garbage dumps. The Greater Adjutant Stork is on the IUCN red list of the most endangered birds in the world. The bird sanctuary near Guwahati is rapidly turning into a garbage dump. The stork stands about 5 feet tall Fact Source(s): http://oakblue.wordpress.com/2009/03/03/greater-adjutant-storks/

GREATER ADJUTANT STORKS (Leptoptilos dubius)  - ©Dr. Fitz

From Karela’s blog:

A group of Greater Adjutant Stork looks for food in a garbage dumping site near Deepor Beel bird sanctuary in Guwahati, India. Fast vanishing wetlands in and around Guwahati city has now become a major threat for the survival of this bird species. Guwahati city has the largest concentration of the Greater Adjutant Stork in the world but their numbers gradually declining due to loss of wetlands, habitat and availability of food. Earlier these big birds were largely seen in wetlands areas but now majority of them are seen in garbage dumps.

The Greater Adjutant Stork is on the IUCN red list of the most endangered birds in the world. The bird sanctuary near Guwahati is rapidly turning into a garbage dump.

The stork stands about 5 feet tall

Fact Source(s): http://oakblue.wordpress.com/2009/03/03/greater-adjutant-storks/

Notes

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