EPA
Trashed nestsAn Indian rag picker searches for material next to a group of greater adjutant storks at a rubbish dump near Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary on the outskirts of Guwahati city, India, May 10. Fast-vanishing wetlands in and around Guwahati city are threatening the survival of the species. Guwahati city has the largest concentration of greater adjutant storks in the world, but their numbers are gradually declining due to the loss of wetlands, habitat and declining availability of food.
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