Despite all the hornbill being a protected bird species in Sarawak, it didn’t stop three delinquents from capturing Faridah, one half of the Jimmy-Faridah hornbill couple beloved by the community, and making a quick getaway in their vehicle. This incident happened in Miri,10 years ago. The two oriental pied hornbills have been nesting in the same place for years and have produced over 50 offspring, a significant contribution to maintaining the hornbill population in the park.
In the days that followed after Faridah’s disappearance from the forest, a forlorn Jimmy was seen flying around the area and calling incessantly for its missing mate.
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