Abdim's stork is a migratory stork that breeds across sub-Saharan Africa, and its welfare is closely linked to grasshopper and locust availability and wetland food resources.
Key welfare threats include pesticide poisoning during locust control operations, which removes their food source and directly poisons birds, as well as habitat conversion reducing breeding and foraging sites. The species benefits from cultural protection near human settlements but faces increasing pressure from agricultural intensification across its range.