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STORY: The white stork – once extinct in Denmark – is making a comeback with the highest number of nestlings recorded in decades. That's sparking new hope that the birds may once again become a ...

Storks that do not leave their nest in winter in a village in Erzincan (AA) Storks are increasingly abandoning their migration patterns due to temperatures remaining above seasonal norms and ...

Storks undertake long, arduous migrations every winter, meaning only the fittest can survive. This means resources are often best shared among those who benefit the most from them. High in the ...

A stork flying through the sky on a cloudless day. Storks are one of the many species of birds that migrate during certain months of the year. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Welcome to the first column of ...