The iconic Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer may not be well-represented in aviculture, but it does typify our focus on birds potentially needing help in the future. Awareness and conservation of habitat go hand-in-hand with knowledge of breeding requirements.
Recently published research has estimated that the West African range of Marabou Stork has halved in recent decades, with almost two-thirds of known nesting colonies having disappeared from the region since 2000.
One area to address is the illegal trade of Marabou Storks; firstly, by raising awareness about the replacement of vultures with Marabou Storks in belief-based uses, and secondly by enhancing the awareness among traditional healers about plants that can be used to treat the same ailments for which Marabou Stork parts are being used.
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