QUICK FACT: Dubious Guinness record as the world’s rarest heron.

THREATS: River habitat loss, hydropower impacts, mining, disturbance, climate change, and tiny range size.

IMPORTANCE: A top predator and sensitive river-health indicator in Himalayan freshwater systems.

QUICK FACT: Dubious Guinness record as the world’s rarest heron.

THREATS: River habitat loss, hydropower impacts, mining, disturbance, climate change, and tiny range size.

IMPORTANCE: A top predator and sensitive river-health indicator in Himalayan freshwater systems.