MIRI – A teacher in a remote school in Meradong district in central Sarawak, found an injured rare eagle along a highway, and drove about a hundred kilometres just to hand over the rescued animal to the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) for urgent treatment.
The teacher, cikgu Zulkipli Abdul Rani, is from SMK Meradong, and he has earned praises from SFC's top brass for his kindness and concern towards wildlife.
SFC chief executive officer Zolkipli Mohamad Aton told The Vibes today that this teacher deserves to be praised and emulated by other people in Sarawak.
"The cikgu was driving along Jalan Bakong in Meradong district when he saw an eagle injured on the road and unable to fly anymore.
"He rescued the eagle and then drove across Meradong district all the way to the Bukit Lima Nature Reserve in Sibu district to hand over the injured eagle to our SFC unit there.
"This teacher is a good, noble citizen. His example of care and concern for animals should be emulated by everyone," Zolkipli said.
The injured eagle will be sent to a veterinary clinic for treatment before being taken to the nature reserve for rehabilitation, he added.
Zolkipli said members of the public who come across injured wildlife must call the SFC immediately.
Those who come across cases of anyone capturing, trapping, having possession of wildlife, abusing, buying and selling of wildlife and killing or hunting of these animals must report to the SFC, he said.
The SFC hotlines are 019-8859996 (Kuching), 019-8883561 (Sibu), 019-8332737 (Bintulu) and 019-8290994 (Miri). – The Vibes, March 26, 2021
