White storks, extinct in London for over 600 years, may be reintroduced to the city. This metre-tall bird has recently returned to southern England and could thrive in urban areas. Citizen Zoo aims to transform London into a stork-friendly environment through surveys and collaboration with locals. Following their extinction, sightings in Greater London were rare, but the reintroduction efforts have led to 472 sightings in recent years. Storks provide ecological benefits, including nesting spaces that support various species.
The metre-tall white storks, which were hunted to extinction in London in the 1400s, have been successfully reintroduced in southern England and are expected to thrive in urban environments.
Conservationists, backed by the urban rewilding organization Citizen Zoo, are working to transform London into a 'white stork-friendly city' through public surveys and habitat mapping.
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