Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough

Why should an animal go extinct just because of the way it looks?

2024•4m

Documentary

The remarkable story of one woman raising an army of over 10,000 people to help save one of the rarest birds on Earth from the depths of extinction.

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EN

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David Attenborough

David Attenborough

Self - Narrator (voice)

Purmina Devi Barman

Self

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