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First on-camera canopy-bridge crossing by a Sumatran orangutan signals wildlife-friendly infrastructure

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Source: The Guardian
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.

Topics:worldenvironment#canopy-bridge#conservation#environment#indonesia#orangutan#wildlife
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  3. "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
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