For the first time, a critically endangered Sumatran orangutan has been filmed using a canopy bridge to cross a public road in North Sumatra, Indonesia. In 2024, conservationists built the bridge high over the Lagan-Pagindar road, which provides an essential route for local people but which became a barrier for animals. It took two years for an orangutan to build up the courage to cross.
Photograph: Courtesy of Sumatran Orangutan Society
Success! Sumatran Orangutan Uses Rope Bridge to Cross Road for the First Time Connecting Habitats
Once widespread across southern #Asia, the animal now only survives on the islands of #Sumatra & #Borneo. Fewer than 14,000 #SumatranOrangutans remain in the wild, alongside just 800 Tapanuli #orangutans & about 104,700 Bornean orangutans, according to #conservation groups.
“These bridges allow orangutans to move, to mix, to maintain healthy populations,” Siregar said. “It reduces the risk of #extinction.”
#SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #habitat #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation
They waited 2 years for the first #orangutan to cross the bridge. Before the accomplishment, only smaller animals used it. Camera traps recorded squirrels, langur monkeys & macaques, followed by gibbons—a promising sign.
“They observe,” Siregar said. “They don’t rush. They watch, they try, they retreat. Only when they’re certain it’s safe do they move.”
Then, one day, he crossed fully—a first not just for #Sumatra, but for the species globally on a public road, conservations say.
Camera shows #SumatraOrangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in #Indonesia
A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time using a human-made canopy bridge to cross a public road on the Indonesian island of #Sumatra, conservationists said Monday.
Rapid development has been shrinking the #jungle #habitat of the critically #EndangeredSpecies, & fatal conflicts with people have been increasing.
#WildlifeConservation #wildlife #HabitatFragmentation
https://apnews.com/article/orangutan-crosses-canopy-bridge-indonesia-sumatra-9015f59ef2c9223e60ea7a749ff2a2ee
Conservations say a Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time using a human-made canopy bridge to cross a public road on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Rapid development has been shrinking the jungle habitat of the critically endangered species. And fatal conflicts with people have been increasing. Conservationists told The Associated Press on Monday about the crossing. They say it marks the first documented case of a Sumatra orangutan using an artificial canopy bridge to cross a public road and connect the separate habitats. The bridge spans the Lagan–Pagindar road in Pakpak Bharat district. The vital corridor connects remote villages that cuts directly through prime orangutan habitat. It splits an estimated 350 orangutans into two isolated forest areas.
𝗕𝗶𝗷𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗱: 𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴-𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗺𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗸𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗮
Onderzoekers in Indonesië hebben een bijzonder moment vastgelegd: voor het eerst is een Sumatraanse orang-oetan gefilmd terwijl hij een speciaal aangelegde boombrug gebruikt om een drukke weg over te steken. Voor natuurbeschermers is het een belangrijke...
Onderzoekers in Indonesië hebben een bijzonder moment vastgelegd: voor het eerst is een Sumatraanse orang-oetan gefilmd terwijl hij een speciaal aangelegde boombrug gebruikt om een drukke weg over te steken. Voor natuurbeschermers is het een belangrijke doorbraak in het beschermen van de ernstig bedreigde soort.
for some reason, possibly due to the diligence of Minangkabau editors, the comparatively smaller uprising a few months later in Sumatra does have an ID #wikipedia article at least. and the 1926 revolt is just a redirect to it!
https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemberontakan_Komunis_Sumatra_1927
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For our team, meaningful conservation work on the island of #Sumatra, in Indonesia, started with something as simple, and as demanding, as building a fence 🪚
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