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 ...

Of all the abductions, this one is different.

A local group has built decoys and nesting platforms since 2005. Now storks return by mid-January—some never leave—and climate change may be a factor.

For the first time in roughly six centuries, London’s skies may again carry the long, steady wings of the white stork. These large birds once lived alongside people, nesting on rooftops and feeding in ...