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  "id": 3721207,
  "title": "Black-necked storks make great parents, finds Gujarat forest department study",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/black-necked-storks-make-great-parents-finds-gujarat-forest",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-27T11:00:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/black-necked-storks-make-great-parents-finds-gujarat-forest-department-study-10852064/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A recent study conducted by the Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation has revealed that black-necked storks in Gujarat's Khijadiya wetland are exhibiting committed parental care, successfully raising two fledglings each in the 2024-25 breeding season. The study, published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Threatened Taxa, documented remarkable breeding success, with all monitored nests producing fledglings. The research, carried out by a team led by GEER Foundation Director B P Pati, involved extensive field surveys and assessments of the birds' habitat and nesting sites. The study highlights the Ramsar-designated wetland's conservation value and underlines the importance of suitable feeding areas, aquatic prey, nesting trees, shallow water, vegetation, and undisturbed sites for the species' survival and reproduction.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}