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  1. 7/
    A Fragile Future

    Despite their intelligence and capacity for love, #primates face a grim reality due to human expansion.

    Deforestation: Rapid logging leaves intelligent mothers and infants clinging to fragile fragments of their clear-cut world.

    Habitat Loss: In a heart-wrenching "David vs. Goliath" scenario, solitary #orangutans are seen desperately trying to fight off industrial bulldozers with their bare hands to protect their disappearing homes.

    youtu.be/gDLize8Iv88

  2. 7/
    A Fragile Future

    Despite their intelligence and capacity for love, #primates face a grim reality due to human expansion.

    Deforestation: Rapid logging leaves intelligent mothers and infants clinging to fragile fragments of their clear-cut world.

    Habitat Loss: In a heart-wrenching "David vs. Goliath" scenario, solitary #orangutans are seen desperately trying to fight off industrial bulldozers with their bare hands to protect their disappearing homes.

    youtu.be/gDLize8Iv88

  3. 7/
    A Fragile Future

    Despite their intelligence and capacity for love, #primates face a grim reality due to human expansion.

    Deforestation: Rapid logging leaves intelligent mothers and infants clinging to fragile fragments of their clear-cut world.

    Habitat Loss: In a heart-wrenching "David vs. Goliath" scenario, solitary #orangutans are seen desperately trying to fight off industrial bulldozers with their bare hands to protect their disappearing homes.

    youtu.be/gDLize8Iv88

  4. 7/
    A Fragile Future

    Despite their intelligence and capacity for love, #primates face a grim reality due to human expansion.

    Deforestation: Rapid logging leaves intelligent mothers and infants clinging to fragile fragments of their clear-cut world.

    Habitat Loss: In a heart-wrenching "David vs. Goliath" scenario, solitary #orangutans are seen desperately trying to fight off industrial bulldozers with their bare hands to protect their disappearing homes.

    youtu.be/gDLize8Iv88

  5. 💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🦧🚁 Sumatran #orangutans like Malu are arboreal specialists that spend their lives solving problems to find food in the #forest canopy.

    To keep these great #apes engaged at the #Melbourne #Zoo, keepers use #drones to deliver enrichment packages to platforms 12 meters above the ground. This challenge encourages Malu to climb high and use his problem-solving skills to retrieve his snacks.

    👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/a-drone-delive

    #animals #australia #endangeredspecies #technology #tech #zoology #tksst #video

  6. 💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🦧🚁 Sumatran #orangutans like Malu are arboreal specialists that spend their lives solving problems to find food in the #forest canopy.

    To keep these great #apes engaged at the #Melbourne #Zoo, keepers use #drones to deliver enrichment packages to platforms 12 meters above the ground. This challenge encourages Malu to climb high and use his problem-solving skills to retrieve his snacks.

    👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/a-drone-delive

    #animals #australia #endangeredspecies #technology #tech #zoology #tksst #video

  7. 💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🦧🚁 Sumatran #orangutans like Malu are arboreal specialists that spend their lives solving problems to find food in the #forest canopy.

    To keep these great #apes engaged at the #Melbourne #Zoo, keepers use #drones to deliver enrichment packages to platforms 12 meters above the ground. This challenge encourages Malu to climb high and use his problem-solving skills to retrieve his snacks.

    👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/a-drone-delive

    #animals #australia #endangeredspecies #technology #tech #zoology #tksst #video

  8. 💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🦧🚁 Sumatran #orangutans like Malu are arboreal specialists that spend their lives solving problems to find food in the #forest canopy.

    To keep these great #apes engaged at the #Melbourne #Zoo, keepers use #drones to deliver enrichment packages to platforms 12 meters above the ground. This challenge encourages Malu to climb high and use his problem-solving skills to retrieve his snacks.

    👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/a-drone-delive

    #animals #australia #endangeredspecies #technology #tech #zoology #tksst #video

  9. 🦧🚁 Sumatran #orangutans like Malu are arboreal specialists that spend their lives solving problems to find food in the #forest canopy.

    To keep these great #apes engaged at the #Melbourne #Zoo, keepers use #drones to deliver enrichment packages to platforms 12 meters above the ground. This challenge encourages Malu to climb high and use his problem-solving skills to retrieve his snacks.

    👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/a-drone-delive

    #animals #australia #endangeredspecies #technology #tech #zoology #tksst #video

  10. 🦧🚁 Sumatran #orangutans like Malu are arboreal specialists that spend their lives solving problems to find food in the #forest canopy.

    To keep these great #apes engaged at the #Melbourne #Zoo, keepers use #drones to deliver enrichment packages to platforms 12 meters above the ground. This challenge encourages Malu to climb high and use his problem-solving skills to retrieve his snacks.

    👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/a-drone-delive

    #animals #australia #endangeredspecies #technology #tech #zoology #tksst #video

  11. 🦧🚁 Sumatran #orangutans like Malu are arboreal specialists that spend their lives solving problems to find food in the #forest canopy.

    To keep these great #apes engaged at the #Melbourne #Zoo, keepers use #drones to deliver enrichment packages to platforms 12 meters above the ground. This challenge encourages Malu to climb high and use his problem-solving skills to retrieve his snacks.

    👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/a-drone-delive

    #animals #australia #endangeredspecies #technology #tech #zoology #tksst #video

  12. 🦧🚁 Sumatran #orangutans like Malu are arboreal specialists that spend their lives solving problems to find food in the #forest canopy.

    To keep these great #apes engaged at the #Melbourne #Zoo, keepers use #drones to deliver enrichment packages to platforms 12 meters above the ground. This challenge encourages Malu to climb high and use his problem-solving skills to retrieve his snacks.

    👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/a-drone-delive

    #animals #australia #endangeredspecies #technology #tech #zoology #tksst #video

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. Similar bridges have been used by #orangutans elsewhere, but usually over rivers or on private industrial forest road. Conservationists say public roads — noisy, busy & unpredictable — pose a far greater challenge.

    For orangutans, the stakes are high. Isolation leads to inbreeding, genetic weakening & eventual population collapse. Restoring connectivity gives them a chance to survive.

    #SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #wildlife #habitat #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation

  18. Similar bridges have been used by #orangutans elsewhere, but usually over rivers or on private industrial forest road. Conservationists say public roads — noisy, busy & unpredictable — pose a far greater challenge.

    For orangutans, the stakes are high. Isolation leads to inbreeding, genetic weakening & eventual population collapse. Restoring connectivity gives them a chance to survive.

    #SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #wildlife #habitat #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation

  19. Similar bridges have been used by #orangutans elsewhere, but usually over rivers or on private industrial forest road. Conservationists say public roads — noisy, busy & unpredictable — pose a far greater challenge.

    For orangutans, the stakes are high. Isolation leads to inbreeding, genetic weakening & eventual population collapse. Restoring connectivity gives them a chance to survive.

    #SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #wildlife #habitat #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation

  20. Similar bridges have been used by #orangutans elsewhere, but usually over rivers or on private industrial forest road. Conservationists say public roads — noisy, busy & unpredictable — pose a far greater challenge.

    For orangutans, the stakes are high. Isolation leads to inbreeding, genetic weakening & eventual population collapse. Restoring connectivity gives them a chance to survive.

    #SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #wildlife #habitat #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation

  21. 5 canopy bridges were installed each with a camera trap, carefully positioned after surveys of #orangutan nests, forest cover & animal movement. The structures were designed to support the orangutan’s weight—no small feat for the world’s largest tree‑dwelling mammal.

    The program is closely monitored, with camera traps on every bridge & regular patrols to prevent forest encroachment. Conservationists hope more #orangutans will follow the first pioneer.

    #SumatraOrangutan #conservation #wildlife

  22. 5 canopy bridges were installed each with a camera trap, carefully positioned after surveys of #orangutan nests, forest cover & animal movement. The structures were designed to support the orangutan’s weight—no small feat for the world’s largest tree‑dwelling mammal.

    The program is closely monitored, with camera traps on every bridge & regular patrols to prevent forest encroachment. Conservationists hope more #orangutans will follow the first pioneer.

    #SumatraOrangutan #conservation #wildlife

  23. 5 canopy bridges were installed each with a camera trap, carefully positioned after surveys of #orangutan nests, forest cover & animal movement. The structures were designed to support the orangutan’s weight—no small feat for the world’s largest tree‑dwelling mammal.

    The program is closely monitored, with camera traps on every bridge & regular patrols to prevent forest encroachment. Conservationists hope more #orangutans will follow the first pioneer.

    #SumatraOrangutan #conservation #wildlife

  24. 5 canopy bridges were installed each with a camera trap, carefully positioned after surveys of #orangutan nests, forest cover & animal movement. The structures were designed to support the orangutan’s weight—no small feat for the world’s largest tree‑dwelling mammal.

    The program is closely monitored, with camera traps on every bridge & regular patrols to prevent forest encroachment. Conservationists hope more #orangutans will follow the first pioneer.

    #SumatraOrangutan #conservation #wildlife

  25. When the road was upgraded in 2024, the gap in the forest canopy widened, eliminating natural crossings for tree‑dwelling #wildlife.

    “Development was necessary for people,” Siregar said. “But without intervention, it would have left #orangutans trapped on either side.”

    TaHuKah, working with the #SumatranOrangutan Society, or SOS, & local & national government agencies, proposed a simple solution: rope bridges suspended between trees, allowing arboreal animals to cross above traffic.

  26. When the road was upgraded in 2024, the gap in the forest canopy widened, eliminating natural crossings for tree‑dwelling #wildlife.

    “Development was necessary for people,” Siregar said. “But without intervention, it would have left #orangutans trapped on either side.”

    TaHuKah, working with the #SumatranOrangutan Society, or SOS, & local & national government agencies, proposed a simple solution: rope bridges suspended between trees, allowing arboreal animals to cross above traffic.

  27. When the road was upgraded in 2024, the gap in the forest canopy widened, eliminating natural crossings for tree‑dwelling #wildlife.

    “Development was necessary for people,” Siregar said. “But without intervention, it would have left #orangutans trapped on either side.”

    TaHuKah, working with the #SumatranOrangutan Society, or SOS, & local & national government agencies, proposed a simple solution: rope bridges suspended between trees, allowing arboreal animals to cross above traffic.

  28. When the road was upgraded in 2024, the gap in the forest canopy widened, eliminating natural crossings for tree‑dwelling #wildlife.

    “Development was necessary for people,” Siregar said. “But without intervention, it would have left #orangutans trapped on either side.”

    TaHuKah, working with the #SumatranOrangutan Society, or SOS, & local & national government agencies, proposed a simple solution: rope bridges suspended between trees, allowing arboreal animals to cross above traffic.

  29. He said that the bridge spans the Lagan–Pagindar road in Pakpak Bharat district, a vital corridor connecting remote villages to schools, healthcare & government services. But the road also cuts directly through prime #orangutan #habitat, splitting an estimated 350 #orangutans into two isolated forest areas: the Siranggas Wildlife Reserve & the Sikulaping Protection Forest.

    #SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #wildlife #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation

  30. He said that the bridge spans the Lagan–Pagindar road in Pakpak Bharat district, a vital corridor connecting remote villages to schools, healthcare & government services. But the road also cuts directly through prime #orangutan #habitat, splitting an estimated 350 #orangutans into two isolated forest areas: the Siranggas Wildlife Reserve & the Sikulaping Protection Forest.

    #SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #wildlife #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation

  31. He said that the bridge spans the Lagan–Pagindar road in Pakpak Bharat district, a vital corridor connecting remote villages to schools, healthcare & government services. But the road also cuts directly through prime #orangutan #habitat, splitting an estimated 350 #orangutans into two isolated forest areas: the Siranggas Wildlife Reserve & the Sikulaping Protection Forest.

    #SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #wildlife #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation

  32. He said that the bridge spans the Lagan–Pagindar road in Pakpak Bharat district, a vital corridor connecting remote villages to schools, healthcare & government services. But the road also cuts directly through prime #orangutan #habitat, splitting an estimated 350 #orangutans into two isolated forest areas: the Siranggas Wildlife Reserve & the Sikulaping Protection Forest.

    #SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #wildlife #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation

  33. In 2023, a road in North Sumatra was upgraded and this split a community of 350 or so Sumatran orangutans. Now, thanks to a rope bridge, the apes are able to reunite — and @BBCNews's Discover Wildlife has footage.

    flip.it/6QXxE9

    #Wildlife #Nature #Orangutans

  34. In 2023, a road in North Sumatra was upgraded and this split a community of 350 or so Sumatran orangutans. Now, thanks to a rope bridge, the apes are able to reunite — and @BBCNews's Discover Wildlife has footage.

    flip.it/6QXxE9

    #Wildlife #Nature #Orangutans

  35. In 2023, a road in North Sumatra was upgraded and this split a community of 350 or so Sumatran orangutans. Now, thanks to a rope bridge, the apes are able to reunite — and @BBCNews's Discover Wildlife has footage.

    flip.it/6QXxE9

    #Wildlife #Nature #Orangutans

  36. In 2023, a road in North Sumatra was upgraded and this split a community of 350 or so Sumatran orangutans. Now, thanks to a rope bridge, the apes are able to reunite — and @BBCNews's Discover Wildlife has footage.

    flip.it/6QXxE9

    #Wildlife #Nature #Orangutans