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ah o. at 1st glance, these rich and biodiversity wetlands of ne india evoke images of peace and serenity . but they also hold a terrible secret. rapidly shrinking weapons have become an existential threat for the many species that reside here. including one of india's most endangered birds, the greater ad to attempts to with but a slow and steady musical revolution is taking hold in the villages here led by rural women. their efforts have renewed hopes to bring this historic bird back from

the verge of disappearance. ah, ah, the village of data and as some state lies on the northern bank of the mighty from up to of a river, most families here lived traditionally burning a simple income through small jobs in awe . pret hima rach bunk, she lives here with her family. as well as her cows, parents and pigeons.

in for this livestock helps them earn a little extra money living in harmony with animals is not uncommon for most of the households here. ah, but one unlucky bird fell out of favor with the villagers. the greater adjutant stork is one of the largest members of the stork family. in assamese, it is called hugger las, which means bone swallower. the high gallows are scavenger birds who primarily feed on dead animal flesh. standing at 5 feet tall they are imposing the lars with a wink span of over 8 feet. well it hub, i see i used to only see the hug left negative sides that they poop everywhere and

before law courtyards and houses. they didn't understand their importance. he, corey, a scavenger burns and hard killers are extremely crucial to keeping the wetland ecosystem in balance. but because of its looks and lifestyle people considered it a bad omen and targeted its nests to prevent its population from increasing. ah, ah, ah, in the 19th century, hundreds and thousands of greater adjutants were found across south and southeast asia. this stork belt stretch from pakistan all the way to vietnam own, but widespread destruction of its home in the wetlands. largely due to human

encroachment led to a decline so severe that the greater adjutant went from being one of the most common storks to the rarest in 2014, it was declared and endangered species. ah, and i for any my dp berman is a conservationist faced and i, sam, she is examining this landfill which is less than 20 kilometers away from the nesting side of the high gala. it also borders the deeper bill wetlands as the borders of the landfill have extended further and further into the wetland over time. the food habits of the storks have also been impacted in 2008 while studying zoology in her master's program. she became interested in the greater adjutant storks it wasn't a subject that fascinated

a lot of environmentalists. but point emma found herself drawn to the cause of this much reviled bird. along the way, she realised that the bird survival faced more than one problem. the in guy was done. we mix everything like plastics and all. so we are we human beings . so also it, it's, it's a, it's, it's our fall. we mix everything. and then is this blast x goes to and they are so much because they are inside of food. and this is one of the reason that people did them as this getting bears and may say merge them apart from feeding on carcasses of dead animals. the storks would usually

catch small fish and insects from the wetlands rivers for their young. mm. but those waters are now mixed with the garbage here. mm. in and the hardness are forced to forage for sued amongst people's waste. ah, this morning though, the village of data is being prepared for a special fest ah, pratt emma is over seeing all the different tasks that need to be completed. preparing the refreshments for instance, which will all be made using local ceremonial methods

well, hand pounding the wheat. the woman also wholly to ward off any negative penalty. 6 6 ah, ah, this week is then mixed with taggers to make several regional delicacies. bananas needs that are found in abundance here are often used and decorative items, holy offering of lamps dipped in, clarified butter is also me all the customs undertaken today are extremely traditional practices of the communities that live in this area. and women are at the forefront of all such cultural

activities. matthew dable, her name in the women's day event, has been organized for today. it will focus on how we women can progress. so how we women can do anything today will celebrate women. ah, well, a lot of conservation efforts are poured into saving better known species like tigers or elephants. the fight for the harder law has been an isolated one. and panama it's lonely soldier. ah. the everything started from a, an incident when it barson had got down in this thing tree and i was there and i saw the babies. oh, falling down and if you died and if you were alive. so debating. i,

i had to be done extended, hardy labord, and i founded to be the most beautiful bought into a wall and i found more than that. i found it to be so we know sand our why live dear? so, you know, saying they need our voice. ah, after that incident tournament gave up on her ph. d plans, she realised that her thesis on the bird would not be of much use if the bird itself did not survive. ah, i'm ready connected to high gland m. they are my swords down my life program. i want to build people that leg that they are like our seal. then we should feed them leg leg as our own family members because they come so close to human heavy dish and they need our help. didn't need our protection

ah, the village of data, and the 2 surrounding villages of parthenia and seeing a marya in the northeastern state of a, some of the largest clusters of haga in the world. this is no coincidence. ah, these women who are celebrating each other today, call themselves the hard to le army. ah, the hearken, the army is a conservationist group comprising of rural women who are on a single mission. ah, and that mission is to save the heart below before it's too late. i,

unlike mainstream methods in species protection, the heart of the army prides itself in using cultural tools like traditional music festivities and dance to spread their message. i spoke song and dance are a huge part of community culture, not just in a some, but throughout india. when the har gala army takes its celebration, style of environmental activism to the streets, it is met with instant success. he's a members write your own songs about them, har july 5th, a thing to the tune of existing folk and devotion, a song

a one. but i want them, i know most guys on i so and dos i go, yeah, i was, i way, much more. ha ha, or alpha low and again dickie mon gone. wild echoed i was i, i now i meet, i wanna be strong. i got i rami there more down. more gum gloria by him. would they be so good about you? hey, dave, was that me down? i'll go up in 2014. i think her name is founded. the high gala army. what am i? she led them with a simple idea that the heartless were

a part of their local culture in history. and by adopting them as one of their own . these women could make a real impact on saving this species from extinction. without them off not over, no might get one very obvious, iso able saw, i look, get on it. it's all right. i got to up and look at our ne by, he's a boring eyes and all or i bought horrible. it. yeah. a do home bubble up. none of us have bordered on it. so i was the by. did he stuff back? i hear bit. yep. 90 lead baldwin mm. mm hm. it is with a hock in the army operates vertical hottie, the capital city of a some in the last 50 years go, hottest population has more than double to make way for the expansion of human habitat wetlands. that once surrounded the city have been rapidly cleared. mm.

even though many communities in the northeast of india or match for lineage, this is not really resulted in women having more advantage or independence. in everyday life. men are usually the only ones who are able to leave their house for an education or job. and with that had the ability to earn an income. ah, the per capita income of a psalm is one of the lowest in the country. oh her emma lives and grew hearty with her husband and twin daughters conservation work. unlike

a 9 to 5 job can continue 247 the but being one of the only female conservationists in a som has not been easy although it is not man's. and anyway, but if he did it, is he then that women or men cannot be gonzales and his so i had that day and then there be are in my life in who do when i was working. and then when i have this barrier and i realize more about the way men and barman because if i having my, my study having a good education, if i could fit that. so how, what of all those who really room in, ah, my dad only encouraged pretty much all women. she knew that once given an opportunity like her women would be able to bring

a considerable change in people's attitude towards the bird. busy ready ah, so if we all day mean hiding and so one or many zeno every or many they create the season model season so. so if we, if we could all day mean i think our mission would be successful. tough as it might have been. her efforts have not gone unnoticed. hern emma has won several awards and grants, which she likes to keep laid out in her living room as reminders. oh yeah. i know. i oh,

i had again i one of the women whose life drastically changed is to knowledge berman to nally, moved to dara in 2015 after marriage where she came in contact with the heart of the army that demons on us. and then when i got here, there wasn't much awareness about the business. if the among the people didn't really know much about the hagler or how it could benefit them, he never went over. what am bully my boy then poor nima came on foot. the hog in the army that yeah, why come gun after i started working with the hi, gonna army and was able to and some income. it really made a difference for my family. i think lana, the damn me aside. and once we started attending meetings and leaving the confines of our home, we started to understand more of the world. but what was sad,

it motivated us, it changed the course of our lives. i'm or the one of the diag won't be holland illegal in awe. in one of her award applications, panama proposed to buy sewing machines to help recruit women in the heart of the army. and it worked. the lure of such an opportunity brought hundreds of women into the movement. ah, the damn why i glared midday. i now have a new sense of identity. what that is. i know i am donnelly bowman, member of the hagler army. i met at the hottest, so yeah, having last hockins, it's live in these trees. so i mean, although the how they live right next to my house diamond that we can see the bird

sick and he had them and we can smell them. and it's a smell. you will never forget how to attack these intimate spaces shared by the birds and humans had created a huge challenge for the hug allah army as they pushed for a change in behavior towards the bird. the droppings of the bird comparable to those of a big animal. create a stench that fills up the entire area where it resides. in ohio, humpy, there are a few issues that we have to deal with. if a bird falls down from a tree and we fail to notice, or if it dies, then there's a strong stench then and people start to complain about the smell. they come and tell us where the smell is coming from a nozzle. i haven't you checked on any the, the trees that the hardened la generally build nests on, are called the cut them, or bar flower trees. a fully mature tree can grow up to 45 meters park atlas usually build their nest right on top. the hard to la chick is dependent on its

parents entirely until 4 months after its birth. while learning how to fly, it is common for young hargum babies to fall out. many times, even though it is fallen from its nest, the baby bird can be saved if it is found in time. after years of awareness campaigns, the villagers know that if they spot a baby bird that has fallen from the tree, they can call any member of the heart of the army. usually per niema or her team can arrive as quickly as possible to the location and try to save the bird your life. oh oh i my doctor and what the the media biggest the by they my oh she did a high mansberg just dying to fly and go back but oh with them but ah,

then then suddenly it happens every year. as i mentioned it more than people give us an but hold on and need need rescuing all and many of them die. also despite several requests, neither the state government nor the forest department have set up a formal center for rescue and release of carlos. for now, the forest department does allow, pardon him, his team to use a room in an abandoned office. it is not as good as it did simply any, negatively made for you did so law already gum or gracey. but this does not deter pennyman, who leads no stone unturned to try and save the rescued birds. sometimes, however, injured animals require trained medical aid and this can be complicated when no

such facilities are available. they don't have a 3rd here, but we have to add internet to quality head from a different location. so you said that he would be gone. you'd be dying to them. why aren't emma becomes a surrogate mother to the rescued parts. only 1200, greater adjutant storage remain on the entire planet. these wetlands are also shrinking at an alarming rate. along with human encroachment, climate change forces and pollution are drying up their water sources.

more than a 1000000000 people depend on them for a living and 40 percent of the world species live and breathe in wetlands ah, the future of the planet is also its state. if these fragile ecosystems disappear forever, ah, and without a natural habitat, the hardened as existence will come in conflict with human activity even more. this makeshift ascii center is in a deplorable condition. despite efforts of the heart of the army, no one else as yet seems interested in taking the life of the rescued harmless seriously. i merely thrust a bit because i feel like that though the hard glovers don't get dress bagged after that is do the when and under any my leg,

tigers. and i know they have had they have if something happens to the other animals. i think the how you log marred doesn't did the same as big from the offices and all boom. oh, oh, i get the village women of the hog in the army or in preparation mode again. no. hello. hello laura, me and me, there's a meeting tomorrow in go a hearty. i don't wanna, it's a 10 o'clock law. i mean, yeah. and it would be good if we could get more women to attend or than the lockheed martin. dost thou, is i i already said i have um

ah, today the mission is to organize a meeting at a new village in order to recruit more women into the army. patty, my takes the lead in or when you're a day, i'm a community leader lead, so i have to take responsibility on 40 coin fauria. so there's a meeting today, an important meeting on midday. we want to think of how to bring a more women into the army out. i recall how to make them aware. i've extended an invitation to lots of women, while i called many on the phone where i was eagle 100. now i'm going door to door to reach those that i couldn't call at them. i know i'll call you that as a limb. wife, i'm 180 meeting off my do i do my i

leave, i go over time learning how to organize themselves and speak about environmental issues to strangers. has given these rural women a confidence they didn't know they had no, no, no, no knee. what are you doing? you go to yes, we have to discuss the details of the meeting. me. they're gonna say 11. yeah. allison, what are the legacy for the 1st time in their lives? they have complete ownership over their time and actions without the involvement of men. as one of the only female conservationists in this region, per anymore, is often invited to give inspirational talks at different places. you're going to e mommy company based in australia. actually when i,

when i go and meet people and create erin is it helps because they get more to learn about the boards and it large, dim, ah, this morning she will be addressing female workers at a cosmetic factory. over $600.00 women are in attendance. it takes one success story to inspire thousands of others to break gender stereotypes. and perma is a skilled public speaker who easily and raptures her audience with the game for what they're grecki morrila. i mean brooklyn probably go on a road, but they greg memorial down. we will put our, our legal towards the i really go rock, they'd be able to go rock, baby hub data. now you have done on it. go to get brock did the hub, the now you home die roll up. and i look, i'm one of the, he bought me but big but big more. he like,

excited all me does entire ali wrote dig morrila op. 6 on the hub, the essay, yahoo li, midday, but the guy made them out of bamboo. i don't what, what do you want your tree for numa i will give it to do it. oh, why don't i oh that one has yet to be like a school workshops are also conducted to teach children about the birth, but more importantly to start environmental education at an early age. so moscow, iowa ethnical i

may do a month. i think i did my limit for adults. the learning is rooted in cultural references for students. information is passed on through games and aren't i . children are also taught about the interdependence of each species. through a game per name recalls the web of life. no brought him away down daily. daily. at the my to who? diana? ha ha ha, ha. alba. echo. and i do cook windows. alizae. yeah. gonna buy pick. will you say you had gone about a keep button or is it on rosy boys? a by, by you is there mar noise? it was always a cash deal. jose goro say bob was a bug and

a get a's. al connor is the guy i looked on it. i get a band that any if i had a band that he go to when i me as a little bit a band or know what and a good dial tone is about not only going to go, why the lord i do so i know they are the fuser and the in order appear so is dependent on damon we know we have dual and bar dead poise that we have to and bard him to was conservation. ah, the tradition of weaving is an intrinsic part of assamese culture. ready ready ah, the historically, a woman's weaving skills were an important determinant for marriage eligibility. but today it is a skill that has helped women of the heart of the army to further their cause. busy ah,

with government support weaving centers in various villages have been set out for a local women are taught to run the move. no, ne ridgemont. she is one of the head weavers of the group. ah, i mean, he hasn't known us or not what i yet say adam body. so we, we never know. we began in 2015, but there have been weaving here ever since sarah. we make various articles of clothing and i also have a learning home out there who is here. that's where i know we are here. we work in a group where i work here during the day and at night i, we've on my own. hey mike, you know lou in indian mythology, storks were carriers of the hindu god, vishnu. the creator of the universe, by popularizing this ancient religious reference,

the harlem motif was created as another way to bring familiarity and respect for the bird. this motif is now woven on to everything they make towels shirts, dresses, micheler chad doors, and even bags. it has become a way to recognize the members from afar. they are always wearing the hard yellow on their clothes. ready ah, did the hub, i think he boy did it when people see hug and as every day, not just in the fields, but on so close them on what they take more interest in the birds. i mean, the i also sell uh products online. and people ask is questions, what was that he bought, they cola, they want to know more about it, but i'm not on, it's done a lot to support our efforts by the go said i to ha, so civil. oh, as i said, there was like a wooden back at the make shift rescue facility. a veterinary doctor has finally

been able to check on the rescued bird. you know, do that a good. oh, i thought the less like i would have had to leave. the dedication of the team has paid off. the rescued bird has been given a clean chip by the doctor and can be released. his number. the ring on the birds leg will help identify it as a rescued bird in the future. but this is a rudimentary set up. and currently there is no real way to monitor the birds whence they are back in the wild. now, more than ever, a formalized system of rescue and release has become a pressing need. if they're the oldest for this is a stronghold of the greater adjutant stoke. as you know, this bird is an endangered species. so it's important to see the care of as many as possible in order to support the population. that's why it is crucial to have

a rescue center close by to reduce the transport distance and stress to the animals . if the birds receive proper, they can also be released right here. it is always better to treat and release animals in the same place. they what nationally rescued is ago. unfortunately, not all the rescued birds can be saved. sometimes nature takes its course and the weakest ones do not survive well. oh, well, i don't have a will hold to that fire. well, it isn't possible to give every bird a proper funeral government, panama, and her team do a quick burial for the ones who were rescued. my god was, i don't, i, i, i get, i don't want even, i'm not going to do. as i said, a balcony and above my pay what it was in it of i dekaiser input the gamma then after the body will put some powers. this for aspect of the eminem filename here to they follow the same traditional customs that they would

for bearing people. it's a symbolic way of giving the bird the same affection you would when a family member passes away. oh ah oh, what did you really i know it even though most of the women in the heart of the army have barely had access to education, this has never stopped them from constantly innovating and pushing their mission further. noni and her group of weavers have decided to set up a travelling store whenever the women travel for meetings or visit festivals and

exhibitions. they carry their little boutique with them. i am a b ah, out of my beloved now not her my, the i me boy who got we sold a lot of mass during lockdown. me to be honest. whoa, whoa, whoa. might have stopped doing not done out of the high gala army, didn't slow down a bit with best thought. we were kept busy weaving up. we'll see. last year we may, i go to iowa and we made mild x boxy less. and that enabled us to earn an income anyway, moxie nice, you always have how much income was bought their efforts in consequence success have shown how women from low income societies can become powerful partners in species conservation might on what am i right now? how do you think of visiting from other countries also like to buy the hockey? like, i'm also going to say they want to know what

a hog ya is and what we in the ha, gonna do me. what our responsibilities are, how does that mean? the highland motif has made the high gala army known all over the world. hi, my name caught auto body bad. not that significant. otherwise, in mostly just house was on you, but now the whole world was to notice a come to go to who to ah, the day arrives when one of the rescued birds is ready for release. current emma has come to the us some soon to prepare the final steps. the forest department has offered to let her use some of their resources to aid this process. in order to not injure the bird during transportation, the right box is really crucial. technically only trained persons should be involved in the release of any species into the wild. but after years of experience and experimentation, perma feels confident about such missions if they can. oh, oh,

what am i gonna knock the glass on it? and so the time has come for the bird to join it's kin in nature ely that will only a place of relief which borders the weapons where more harmless live has already been identified with in the last 5 years, hundreds of young birds have been saved through such rescue missions. ah, just before sunset, the motley rescue crew begin their journey to take the bird far from the madding

crowd. kearney my daughters have also joined her. not even a juvenile bird can easily weigh over 10 kilograms and requires a small army of itself to be carried a set of alike. these a museum hesitant at 1st. the bird quickly recognizes its new lease on life with a a packet with and once it learns to fly,

it can eventually nested chicks in the cut down trees from where its own life, whence began o n y a. ah no, i don't, i was guess. oh, i'm ok sidney recently. i mean hi, gary. hi. i'm you don't happen to look at home. yes. everything you may dial my hiding alarm. yeah. i me, gloria. so together my now and i get back. he got fired or under to start. i

mean, ah, by giving these women reasons to care about the bird, the heart of the army has also created a safe and inclusive space for rural women to be part of something bigger than themselves. oh. and perhaps the biggest victory has been that these women have not just skipping a new lease of life to the bird, but also to each other. i

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