In a first, endangered orangutan seen using canopy bridge to cross road
Summary
A young Sumatran orangutan has been recorded for the first time using a man-made canopy bridge to cross a busy road in Sumatra, Indonesia. The bridge was built to help the critically endangered orangutans safely cross a road that divides their habitat.Key Facts
- The orangutan crossed a canopy bridge over the Lagan-Pagindar road in Pakpak Bharat district, Sumatra.
- The road divides two forest areas where about 350 orangutans live, isolating their habitat.
- The bridge is made of ropes suspended between trees to let tree-dwelling animals cross above the road.
- Other animals like squirrels, macaques, and gibbons have also used the bridge before the orangutan.
- Five such bridges with camera traps have been installed and are monitored regularly.
- The bridge was designed strong enough to support orangutans, the largest tree-living mammals in the world.
- Conservation groups involved include the Sumatran Orangutan Society and the Indonesian group TaHuKah.
- This is the first documented time any orangutan has crossed a public road using a special canopy bridge.
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