Endangered Oriental Stork (IMAGE)

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Endangered Oriental Stork

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The Oriental Stork (Ciconia boyciana) is currently on the World Conservation Union's endangered species list. A recent finding that this species is genetically healthy indicates that habitat protection could quickly remove this migratory bird from that list if action is taken now.

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Kim, Hyun-tae iNaturalis

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