First on-camera canopy-bridge crossing by a Sumatran orangutan signals wildlife-friendly infrastructure
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Conservationists in North Sumatra built a canopy bridge over the Lagan-Pagindar road to reconnect orangutan populations split by the road; after two years of camera-trap monitoring, a young Sumatran orangutan was filmed crossing the bridge—the first documented use of such a wildlife bridge for the species—highlighting the bridge’s role in maintaining forest connectivity and preventing genetic bottlenecks for about 350 local orangutans.
- ‘Cries of delight’ as Sumatran orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross road for first time The Guardian
- Watch The Moment a Critically Endangered Orangutan Crossed a Canopy Bridge For the First Time ZME Science
- "We have watched and waited for this moment." World-first footage shows orangutan using canopy bridge to cross a road in North Sumatra BBC Wildlife Magazine
- First Footage Of Endangered Orangutan Crossing Road Using Rope Bridge Is A Conservation Win IFLScience
- Conservation Milestone: Sumatran Orangutan Filmed Using Canopy Bridge streamlinefeed.co.ke
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