Ravinder Kaur
Meet Ravinder Kaur, the wildlife researcher who has been dedicating her life to protecting hornbills in Malaysia since 2006.
Recently the researcher bagged the Terrestrial Conservation Leadership Award from the
Marsh Christian Trust for her significant contribution to sustainable
biodiversity at a local level.
In partnership
with Fauna and Flora International, the award celebrates those who have been
playing an important role in their communities, highlighting local leaders or
organisations making a particularly special contribution to conservation.
“I believe the pandemic is a wake-up call
where we need to do more for nature and wildlife as human beings would be
affected by continuous forest destruction and species extinction,”.
And that
ultimately made her pursue her masters degree in the field of birds in
Universiti Malaysia Sabah where she spent weeks in the jungle to observe the
hornbill species.
Upon finishing
her masters, an opportunity came knocking at her door when she received a call
from a sun-bear scientist based in Sabah.
Ravinder and her
teammates, Helson Hassan and Amidi Majinun who are Kinabatangan locals were
tasked to collect seeds regurgitated by hornbills under nest trees to be grown
in HUTAN/KOCP nursery.
However, the
current alarming Covid-19 situation in Sabah has put a halt to Ravinder’s
hornbill conservation projects.
“We now have
reduced activities due to lower finances and lower risk of exposure. And the
pandemic has also made us think more creatively on how to raise funds."
Ravinder Kaur also
said that the number of hornbills have been decreasing throughout the years due
to poaching and habitat loss.
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Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi
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