Hunting The Helmeted Hornbill

We are proud to announce that this film received the Best Program award in the Conservation category at the International Wildlife Film Festival: wildlifefilms.org/
The Helmeted Hornbill Is a Living Treasure-and That’s a Problem.
Over the last decade, Helmeted Hornbills have experienced a dramatic increase in poaching for their casque, which is carved into luxury objects similar to elephant ivory. In addition, loss of old-growth forests, required for nesting hornbills, further threatens this species, and as a result it leapt from Near Threatened to Critically Endangered in 2015.
In the remote old-growth forests of Southeast Asia lives the Helmeted Hornbill-a spectacular bird with an immense bill that seems like a work of art. Sadly, those ivory-like casques have spurred a wave of poaching that is driving the species toward extinction.
Photojournalist Tim Laman documents intimate details from their nests and a growing movement to stop the illegal trade.
Credit:
Photography/Videography : Tim Laman
Executive Producer: John Bowman
Editor: Tom Swartwout
This video was produced by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in collaboration with National Geographic Magazine as part of a multimedia effort to raise international awareness about the plight of the Helmeted Hornbill.
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[@Usulcardo]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for everything you do to protect those forests and their inhabitants. Thank you.

[@zagrosqazy3798]

This comment Hertes 😰😢🥲 thank you for your way of thinking

[@romanchukanov4454]

Thank you for this beautiful and heartbreaking documentary.

[@travisbicklejr]

This is a fantastic short film. Thank you for producing it and raising awareness of such a magnificent creature.

[@OspreyMomma]

👍🤚excellent documentary my friends. It is heartbreaking to know humans are still killing birds every day for many reasons but none justify killing this precious bid. So happy you are trying to bring awareness to stop the killings. Thank you for sharing this. I truly hope you get donations to help fight to protect these beautiful birds. From Florida

[@roxtriv]

Such a majestic creature. So shameful that some people would rather kill these species for a shiny piece of souvenir than see them soaring eternally in equally majestic rainforests. The conservationists deserve our support and gratitude for doing a noble job and preserving invaluable species for posterity.

[@mitchellryan4948]

Thank you for showing us a species that is so beautiful. Keep working hard Yoki, Tim, and all conservationists out here. God bless

[@sukhankaur07]

Thanks for making documentary on this. Appreciate your efforts

[@ludobirdclub]

What a beautiful bird. It's just disgraceful what some people do for their own benefit. Let's hope it's not too late.

[@natural8677]

I just read about them two days ago and it had a picture. I was wishing I could see some footage. Glad I had subscribed to this channel

[@coledifabio9122]

The closing scene of the video is always the best part! So moving

[@kannikatansu5032]

thank you to bring us to see and feel...the value of life of these birds..

[@arrie732]

As an aspiring ornithologist, it pains me that this bird is in this dire condition because of this ridiculous demand for its horn

[@zulmakarnacha]

hi. how long is ornithologist major? is that a bs or master or ph deree? what type of dove was cooing towards the end of this video?

[@StutiRajguru]

@@zulmakarnacha that's not a dove. It was the call of these helmeted hornbills.

[@no_biggie_smalls]

We share a passion for birds 👏👏👏

[@justastaronblox5823]

@@zulmakarnacha I dont think there is an Ornithology Major they are likely just majoring in Wildlife Biology, or Conservation Science etc

[@ibzsupernova]

It is too pathetic to see how the human being can become so abominable, how they can kill incredibly majestic creatures to turn them into useless crap ... It is very unfortunate so much ignorance and so much unjustified greed. Thank you so much guys for trying to remedy this behavior through the love and respect towards animal life and its environment.

[@vermili0n]

Humans fucking suck.

[@zagrosqazy3798]

You are so right 🥲😭 😕😠😡

[@mariaelenaluciani6273]

Amazing Film, thank you for your job! We have to save this beautiful creatures.

[@manashgonewild]

Amazing work....keep it rolling..quite happy to see this...one of my fav bird 😍

[@katarinacastillo4633]

Thank you for your HEART and your efforts!!!! We have to keep believing consciousness on this world can change ....

[@vinferothas]

Hope your efforts to save the bird have a positive impact. Nice documentary shows the father's love.

[@thangsoib385]

It's very incredible to be surrounded with those beautiful birds n animals.. Best wishes to those who strive for it

[@educationfun4]

excellent documentary

[@carlmoller4783]

Great footage and a wonderfully told but sad story.

[@antonfrancisnotario3352]

Extraordinary Documentary!😍😍😘😘😊😊

[@Haqasadewo]

so amazing .. this nature always need people like you all guys, bravo ..

[@Wildlife-film]

Congrat's on your IWFF 2020 win ... Well deserved!! :)

[@francescaa8331]

Wonderful work thank you Cornell ornithology

[@oneshotme]

Enjoyed and gave a Thumbs Up also

[@natural8677]

Thank you for your hard work

[@jccaigeamilo123]

Natural86 fuck that man for killing an endangered species

[@nelsondasig4417]

Im proud of you guys..keep it up...

[@SKKEarth]

Great foorage.Thanks for sharing this

[@watilongchar2538]

Please keep up your good work don't let this magnificent creature go extinct. People should understand that we humans alone cannot live on this planet. We must learn to co-exist together "live and let live ".🙏👍

[@kusnandarmaksum]

May الله give you kindness from الله side. Thank to you for care to the birds.

[@TheHardikupadhyay87]

Amazed by looking at the sense of responsibility the male bird has & the trust female has on her mate. We should really save this species.

[@MrPrasanthjohn]

Brilliant documentary; at the same disheartening to see that human greediness leading to extinction of a beautiful bird.

[@SharafatAli-yj2ls]

Amazing wow 👍

[@pabliyin29]

Amazing job in this video!I hope the government can stop the killings of these wonderful birds

[@DrNick8002]

I hope to see and photograph this bird species one day....such lovely birds

[@gorettiselimon630]

Great Documentary.. 👍👍👍💪💪

[@pushpalimbu6655]

Thank you for everything...please save them

[@AnilSharma-bv2ct]

You people are really great.God bless

[@weird_ward9813]

tq for this inspiring video..im from sarawak and i really hope to see this majestic bird.i know it is quite impossible to see them here as sarawak are indanger of losing our great forest too.may one day i can constribute something to make them stay for another generations.

[@AventureOiseauxNature]

Nice video I like it beautiful landscape. 😊

[@mituldesai666]

Great effort to protect this amazing bird ,the trade must be bann with red eye by the authorities. Appreciated the effort.

[@sigaross1]

Amazing!!! Thank you guys, love from Chile.

[@jccaigeamilo123]

Fuck you. You like people killing endangered species who just wants to live in fucking peace

[@janggutlifestylechannel6754]

Hopefully this beautifull animals can be seen forever

[@shiao3990]

it's heartbreaking to see those beaks.

[@silentsaara6108]

Love from thai

[@christinesibona6553]

Is there any way to replicate the old growth trees to inspire nest sites?

[@ToddWrightthedrummer]

There might be a shortcut in the way of artificial nesting hollows, but the biggest threat - humans - remains. Many countries don't have the resources to devote toward such a project; and that is IF the species in question will accept artificial burrows. Education is likely the best solution.

[@timtomlin3487]

@@ToddWrightthedrummer Thanks for understanding Ms. Sibona's question and giving a thoughtful answer, unlike White.

[@xuxrixmegamaxtaxim191]

Sungai Utik? Is that Apai Janggut?

[@natural8677]

Oh ffs. Can nothing just be left alone

[@TheEpicRandomGuy99]

Natural86 Seriously. It breaks my heart that we just destroy and consume without doing more to give back. Im so thankful for organizations like Cornell though because their efforts to protect wildlife make a difference

[@Ecotasia]

They have amazing tails. Wish I could find a PhD project working on hornbill conservation. It angers me how many are being shot and smuggled.

[@louiereyes304]

The Native Tribe in my hometown know what time it is by hearing the sounds of this birds, they make a sound every hour, thats when the native knows what time it is. But then they are be hunted for their casque. The way to help is not buy the casques and cutting down old tall trees. If the buying stop the killing stop.

[@alessandrosouzzasouzza7881]

Alessandro de Souza AXÉ

[@laojok9405]

I'll join you for saving the animals.

[@yorri_channel0505]

Waaahh luar biasa di Indonesia masih ada burung langka ini ..harus di lindungi ..

[@ashisrai6039]

What a wonderful documentary, Thailand and Indonesian government should be ashamed of doing nothing to save this wonderful bird we human beings are a living selfish monster

[@lalremruata7209]

So, each year they were searching for a new nest?

[@bhooshanpawar7162]

Beautifully shot... Though sad to see

[@joecorrero6763]

Every poacher that is caught...set an example with them. Tie them to a tree at the edge of the river where they can be seen by other poachers and leave them there with a message. If the poachers see enough skeletons, maybe they will get the message. That’s a start

[@TheBertuswibowo]

Skrg gimn kbrnya ini burung?. Tambah naik apa ga jumlahnya?.

[@foresterenricoreplan2688]

One of the fruits they eat with the flesh on it is a species of nutmeg, Myristica spp.

[@shadowrslayer]

That title scared the shit outta me

[@newmbdk2762]

Head hunting of smugglers

[@hakimyusof55]

Amazing documentary,wish it was longer,if say a male hornbill perishes while his partner is sealed in the nest cavity,would she be able to break free and tend to the chicks on her own,?i know that one scenario is they starve,the female hornbills and her chicks,would it be possible for a female to raise the chicks own her own?

[@spyromatt]

And as always, the biggest market for poaching are the Chinese.

[@odduser1634]

Having first look at the bird, instantly my mind said "its a bird from Avatar".

[@twizzpaw900]

For anyone who dosen't know the "Rhinoceros Hornbill Bird" is now on the endangered list which is so sad because this creature looks very intregaing and I became horrified to know it became this way because of plantations of oil palm trees. And theirs alot of food we didn't know that has palm oil in it For Example : Tastykake products have Palm oil in them so if you are a person who likes Tastykake like me that didn't know about this information then you and I are unconsciously hurting the RHINOCEROS HORNELL BIRD! Please be aware of what your eating and what's inside the food your eating! And spread the word if you want to!

[@mahendargoud353]

I'm stupid yes I am for my shake my great animals, plants and beautiful birds are suffering.. but can do nothing for nature.. God you created this wonderful nature only thing I can do is pray you to preserve the beauty of nature..

[@gunaydncan5676]

Waaoouf süper

[@RanggaIndonesia]

nice.. a lot of job to do to educate the people lives around the habitat plus creating alternative income for them

[@burts2438]

I just watched the latest documentary about the bird same location and they having a hard time looking for the bird but sad to say there is still some people poaching the bird

[@galerussell9888]

😢 very, very sad. Only man can do this. And man never learns his listions.

[@addysiong984]

Great documentary! Is there any chance of dubbing it with Chinese narration & subtitle, directing this "open" video to president of China, to ban owning red ivory? In the hope of cutting the demand for them. Thank you.

[@trekso3507]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@memelal8093]

Stupid it's endangered and it's So beautiful

[@sushiimotto]

Hadi kmungkinan bsar nama solo-jogja

[@cuitciut4654]

Gue kayaknya punya burung kayak gituu....tp gak ada helm....

[@jamesh3534]

If the male is shot whilst the female is encased in the tree, will she starve to death or will she eventually come out once she realizes the male won’t return ? It’s very sad to think this would happen

[@jumamohamed9180]

Hi

[@lasigna0212]

If you look at 10:07 luckily it's not the same individual. The red curves aren't the same.

[@shamimkhan372]

Hey

[@oneshotme]

Let me guess China??

[@saharmohammadi4925]

They are easily saved. Just put all those shopkeepers that are selling this magestic bird's beak or feather into the jail. Then nobody dear to kill them anymore.

[@shamimkhan372]

Do you killed them

[@sma8990]

Human are so devil, why do they killed those beautiful birds

[@guitarhiker4449]

Why? Why kill these beautiful creatures?!! Ughhh...

[@parthasarathidas6478]

please don't harm birds.

[@rizwan6530]

Why your are kill them........

[@khieljerusalem9208]

Money kills everyone specially in chinnese hand.

[@krisragu4685]

Deforestation for palm oil and poaching... this will go extinct in 20 yr... sadly.

[@magiccarp3710]

Shit like this is why God is coming

[@prabhubhadrawadi3706]

Please make sure no more hunting, hunters must be punished ,n, buyer's are also be, if find any where in body's home in theirs show cases must brought them under law for punishment,or the peoples should be educated not spoil the forest gems given by God.

[@thecentralscrutinizer304]

Gross