Sumatran Orangutan Filmed Using Canopy Bridge to Unite Split Community
A critically endangered Sumatran orangutan has been filmed using a canopy bridge to cross a road for the first time, offering hope for the species' survival amidst habitat fragmentation. The bridge helps unite a community split by a road through their forest habitat.
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Watch: How one orangutan braved new bridge to unite his split community
The forest where the Sumatran orangutans live has been split by a road.
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After a two-year wait, video of a young male crossing above a road gives hope that critically endangered species can survive habitat fragmentation The critically endangered Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time using a canopy bridge to cross a road. In 2024, conservationists in the Pakpak Bharat district of North Sumatra in Indonesia built the bridge high over the Lagan-Pagindar road, which provides an essential route for local people but which became a barrier for animals. C...
By Isaaq Tomkins
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