tyrene nicholson, he later died from his injuries. the incident has sparked outrage and demonstrations around the country. u. s. president joe biden said he was quote, outraged, and deeply paint by the images that you update at this hour coming up after a short break. a dw documentary looks at activists in india, trying to save sparks from extinction. stay tuned for that or check on our website for more at the w dot com. thanks for watching leonardo da vinci's, mysterious masterpiece. that is perhaps the greatest leonardo masterpiece of the collection of the louvre. it is the virgin of the rocks. was there another symbolic meaning to this beautiful painting that perhaps we just don't understand

today? the search for answers starts february 10th on d, w ah o. at 1st glance, these rich and biodiversity wetlands have ne india evoke images of peace and serenity. but they also hold a terrible secret, rapidly shrinking weapons have become an existential set for the many species that reside here. including one of india's most endangered birds. the greater adjutant, a, 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 dad or i am as some stayed 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 . petima wretch 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 ah, 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 less negative size, but they poop everywhere in profound la courtyards and houses. they didn't

understand their importance. he, corey has scavenger burned hard killers, are extremely crucial to keeping the wetland ecosystem in balance. but because of its looks in the 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, when imma davie berman is a conservationist faced and i some she is examining this landfill which is less than 20 kilometers away from the nesting side of the hagler. 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. in guy with them, we mix everything like plastics and all. so we are we human beings. so also it it's, it's it's, it's our fall. we mix everything and then is this plastics goes to and they are so much because they are inside of food. and basically one of the reason that people did them as these is getting bears and may say merge them apart from feeding on carcasses of dead animals. the storks will usually catch small fish and insects from the

wetlands rivers for their young. mm. but those waters are now mixed with the garbage here in the hog is are forced to forage for sued amongst people's mesa. ah this morning though, the village of clara is being prepared for a special fest. fatima 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.

madiba naming a 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 harbor law has been an isolated one. and panama it's lonely soldier. 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 found it 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, sin, they need our voice. ah, after that incident, hernon mac 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, they are 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 to surrounding villages of patio and sing, and marya in the northeastern state of a some have been largest clusters of hog in the, in the world. this is no coincidence. ah, these women who are celebrating each other today, call themselves the harkin la 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, folksongs and dance are a huge part of community culture, not just in a some, but throughout india. when the har gala army picks its celebration style of environmental activists into the streets, it is met with instant success, which i members rate their own sons without them har, glad that they seem to the tune of existing folk and devotion i saw 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, are of the low end it get it? he mine karla echoed i was i, i now i meet, i wanna be, i'd strong echo di rami there would download gum, gloria by name, would they be such a good? a did was a me down a book in 2014 a big 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 i often that over no might get one very obvious. i so able saw, i look good on it. it's all right. i got to up and look at on a by he's a boring calories and all horrible, 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. yup. 90 lead board with images, with a hoc in the army, operates vertical hottie, the capital city of a some in the last 50 years go, hotties population has more than double to make way for the expansion of human habitat wetlands that when surrounded the city have been rapidly cleared. mm.

even though many communities in the northeast of india or match millennial, 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 son is one of the lowest in the country. oh, her emma lives and hattie with her husband and twin daughters conservation work. unlike a 9 to 5 job can continue 247 but

being one of the only female conservationists in a some has not been easy although it is not man's and anyway, but he did it if he did that. women or men cannot be gonzales and his so i had that day and then there be, are in my life in the do when i was working. and then when i have this barrier, and i realize more about the man empowerment because if i having my, my study, having a good education, if i could fit that. so how, what about those who do men? ah, that 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 are many they create the season mother season so. so if we, if we could drop them in, 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. what is the women whose life drastically changed is to nally berman to nally, moved to dara in 2015 after marriage, where she came in contact with her gala army that the i man, donna, when i got here, there wasn't much awareness about the people didn't really know much about the hogs or how it could benefit than he level one level. but on the mobile do.