First Sumatran Orangutan Crosses Public Road via Canopy Bridge
TL;DR
Conservationists report the first documented crossing of a public road by a Sumatran orangutan using a human-made canopy bridge in Sumatra, a major step toward reconnecting fragmented habitat. Five rope bridges were installed with camera traps along a road that splits orangutan habitat for about 350 individuals, and after two years a young male crossed, signaling potential for improved gene flow and survival for this critically endangered species.
Topics:worldenvironment#canopy-bridge#conservation#environment#habitat-fragmentation#orangutan#sumatra
- Endangered orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross public road in Indonesia: "A world first" CBS News
- ‘Cries of delight’ as Sumatran orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross road for first time The Guardian
- Researchers Wait Two Years to Capture First-Ever Footage of Orangutan Crossing a Canopy Bridge PetaPixel
- Orang utan uses Indonesia canopy bridge in ‘world first’: NGO The Straits Times
- Orangutan uses canopy bridge to cross road in ‘world-first’ breakthrough The Elkhart Truth
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