Archive · 31 Jul 2025
Cambodia Hosts Stork Conservation Training Led by Assam Biologist
Purnima Devi Barman, who helped save storks in Assam, trained women in Cambodia on how to protect them.
She used her successful 'Hargila Army' model.
The training was at a bird sanctuary and focused on empowering women.
A new global group called 'Sisters and Brothers of Storks' was also created to protect storks worldwide.
The program combined local traditions and science to help protect the birds and their environment.
Wildlife biologist Purnima Devi Barman trained Cambodian conservationists on stork and biodiversity protection.
The training, led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), took place at the Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary.
The program adapted the 'Hargila Army' model for community-led conservation.
A new global network, 'Sisters and Brothers of Storks,' was launched to protect storks.
The initiative integrates traditional knowledge and scientific practices.
- Who
- Purnima Devi Barman and 20 women conservationists and park rangers.
- What
- Training program for stork and biodiversity protection.
- When
- July 28
- Where
- Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary, Cambodia
- Why
- To protect the greater adjutant stork and promote community-based conservation.
- Conservationist
- Purnima Devi Barman
- Location
- Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary, Cambodia
- Model
- Hargila Army
- Species
- Greater Adjutant Stork
- Organizer
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
- Network
- Sisters and Brothers of Storks
