The Happy Pod: How baby showers saved a rare stork
How Purnima Devi Barman's Hargila Army helped save an endangered stork by holding baby showers to celebrate the arrival of their chicks. Thousands of women now guard the nests.
We hear how a woman helped save one of India's rarest birds by holding baby showers to celebrate the arrival of their chicks. Thousands have now joined Purnima Devi Barman's Hargila Army, which campaigns to protect adjutant storks and guards their nests.
Also, a chef stranded on the cargo ship, Avontuur, for months during the pandemic says inner strength can turn a challenge into an opportunity; the volunteers helping older people feel the wind in their hair on cycle rides; the baby found at a train station who has inspired a song, and the huge range of unique moves that keep cockatoos dancing.
Presenter: Nick Miles
Music: Iona Hampson
(Photo: A stork. Credit: Getty Images)
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