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‘Cries of delight’ as Sumatran orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross road for first time

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‘Cries of delight’ as Sumatran orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross road for first time
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After a two-year wait, video of a young male crossing above a road gives hope that critically endangered species can survive habitat fragmentationThe critically endangered Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time using a canopy bridge to cross a road.In 2024, conservationists in the Pakpak Bharat district of North Sumatra in Indonesia built the bridge high over the Lagan-Pagindar road, which provides an essential route for local people but which became a barrier for animals. Continu

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