New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- A biologist from Assam, Purnima Devi Barman, was featured on the Time's Women Of The Year 2025 list as a conservationist for saving one of the most endangered storks in the world, according to Time.

Barman recalled the 2007 incident when she received a call about a tree about to be cut down. The tree was home to a family of greater adjutant storks.

After Burman arrived at the spot, she saw that the nest of the endangered baby storks was lying on the ground. The man cutting down the tree said that the bird was believed to be a bad omen which is seen as a pest and a disease carrier in the society.

The endangered stork was locally known as "hargila", which means bone swallower, as most of the time it is found near ga...