"In this captivating short film from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the Indonesian conservation biologist Yoki Hadiprakarsa and the US wildlife photographer Tim Laman travel across Indonesia - from Sumatra to Borneo, and east to Papua - in search of hornbills. Known as 'the farmers of the forest', these birds disperse tens of thousands of seeds each year, helping to regenerate one of the world's largest rainforest regions."
"With sweeping nature shots and intimate encounters with several of Indonesia's 13 hornbill species, the film shows how the stewardship of local communities, supported by regional government and civil-society groups, has created a rare landscape where hornbills still thrive in numbers not seen elsewhere, allowing these seasoned specialists to witness behaviour rarely recorded before. Altogether, the film nudges viewers away from seeing nature only in terms of what it offers humans, instead revealing a rainforest whose beauty and vitality merit protection in their own right."
Conservationists and wildlife photographers traveled across Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua documenting Indonesia’s hornbills and their ecological roles. Hornbills, known as the farmers of the forest, disperse tens of thousands of seeds each year and drive rainforest regeneration across one of the planet’s largest forest regions. Thirteen hornbill species occur in Indonesia, and sustained stewardship by local communities, backed by regional governments and civil-society groups, has produced rare landscapes where hornbill populations remain robust. Intimate observations captured behaviors rarely recorded before. The narrative reframes human relationships with nature by emphasizing intrinsic beauty and vitality that merit protection beyond utilitarian benefits.
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