The stork, later dubbed the Pfeilstorch—German for “Arrow Stork”—was found bearing an African arrow, a revelation that provided definitive evidence of the bird’s migratory journey.

A white stork was found, alive, with a 30-inch spear implanted in its neck. This wasn’t any old spear–it originated from a tribe in central Africa, over 3,000 miles from the small German ...

This was the first known record of a white stork involved in a birdstrike in South Africa and is important because it provided evidence of a high-altitude birdstrike. Availability of publicly ...