Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. White storks, typically solitary except during migration, ...

With long legs and large wings, the white stork is a prominent star of the pageant that is animal migration. Flying from Europe towards Africa in autumn, and then back again in spring, birds can be ...

STORY: The white stork – once extinct in Denmark – is making a comeback with the highest number of nestlings recorded in decades. That's sparking new hope that the birds may once again become a ...

Storks undertake long, arduous migrations every winter, meaning only the fittest can survive. This means resources are often best shared among those who benefit the most from them. High in the ...

THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL MARCH 4, 2024, at 3:00 PM U.S. EASTERN TIME. Research led by scientists from University of Wyoming and Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior shows that migrating ...

White storks could soon return to the British countryside. A rewilding scheme is working to re-establish these birds, which have not bred in the UK since the 15th century, in the skies of southern ...

After centuries of being extinct from the region, white storks have miraculously returned to the United Kingdom. The incredible revival of the species is thanks to a reintroduction program that began ...

All storks choose to migrate with conspecifics, but young storks rely more on social influences than adults do. With long legs and large wings, the white stork is a prominent star of the pageant that ...