<![CDATA[Camera shows #SumatraOrangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in #Indonesia]]>Camera shows using a canopy bridge to cross a road in

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 , conservationists said Monday.

Rapid development has been shrinking the of the critically , & fatal conflicts with people have been increasing.


https://apnews.com/article/orangutan-crosses-canopy-bridge-indonesia-sumatra-9015f59ef2c9223e60ea7a749ff2a2ee

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/94a50a60-733c-493b-9d3a-31fe1abe2ea0/camera-shows-sumatraorangutan-using-a-canopy-bridge-to-cross-a-road-in-indonesiaRSS for NodeThu, 30 Apr 2026 13:36:21 GMTTue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:56 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Camera shows #SumatraOrangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in #Indonesia on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:14:10 GMT]]>@Nonilex

This reminds me of that old joke ... "why did the Sumatran orangutan cross the canopy bridge?"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jmcrookston/statuses/116484161536662025https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jmcrookston/statuses/116484161536662025Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:14:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Camera shows #SumatraOrangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in #Indonesia on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:23:49 GMT]]>@Nonilex great story

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/Micritone45/statuses/116482783954012655https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/Micritone45/statuses/116482783954012655Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:23:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Camera shows #SumatraOrangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in #Indonesia on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:06:30 GMT]]>@Nonilex They built 5 of these brides and have been surveilling them for 2 years with wildlife cameras and this is the first time an orangutan has crossed. That's evidence that this isn't a sufficient solution. This isn't a success story, it's a failure story.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Infoseepage/statuses/116481772102829019https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Infoseepage/statuses/116481772102829019Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:06:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Camera shows #SumatraOrangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in #Indonesia on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:23:10 GMT]]>@Nonilex it's comforting to see a government respecting the needs of others.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/pg1958/statuses/116480657996162586https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/pg1958/statuses/116480657996162586Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:23:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Camera shows #SumatraOrangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in #Indonesia on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:19:08 GMT]]>Once widespread across southern , the animal now only survives on the islands of & . Fewer than 14,000 remain in the wild, alongside just 800 Tapanuli & about 104,700 Bornean orangutans, according to groups.
“These bridges allow orangutans to move, to mix, to maintain healthy populations,” Siregar said. “It reduces the risk of .”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116480642148228622https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116480642148228622Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:19:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Camera shows #SumatraOrangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in #Indonesia on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:16:12 GMT]]>Similar bridges have been used by 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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116480630631010331https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116480630631010331Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:16:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Camera shows #SumatraOrangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in #Indonesia on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:14:21 GMT]]>They waited 2 years for the first 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 , but for the species globally on a public road, conservations say.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116480623375309562https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116480623375309562Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:14:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Camera shows #SumatraOrangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in #Indonesia on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:12:19 GMT]]>5 canopy bridges were installed each with a camera trap, carefully positioned after surveys of 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 will follow the first pioneer.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116480615343485147https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116480615343485147Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:12:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Camera shows #SumatraOrangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in #Indonesia on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:09:30 GMT]]>When the road was upgraded in 2024, the gap in the forest canopy widened, eliminating natural crossings for tree‑dwelling .

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

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

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116480604261883209https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116480604261883209Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:09:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Camera shows #SumatraOrangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in #Indonesia on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:07:07 GMT]]>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 , splitting an estimated 350 into two isolated forest areas: the Siranggas Wildlife Reserve & the Sikulaping Protection Forest.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116480594885783405https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116480594885783405Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:07:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Camera shows #SumatraOrangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in #Indonesia on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:06:46 GMT]]>@Nonilex

Thank you for posting this story!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hellions.cloud/users/noondlyt/statuses/116480593545914916https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hellions.cloud/users/noondlyt/statuses/116480593545914916Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:06:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Camera shows #SumatraOrangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in #Indonesia on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:05:23 GMT]]>“This was the moment we had been waiting for,” Erwin Alamsyah Siregar, executive director of Indonesian conservation group Tangguh Hutan Khatulistiwa, or TaHuKah, told The Associated Press. “We are very grateful that the canopy here provides benefits for orangutan efforts.”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116480588055932292https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116480588055932292Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:05:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Camera shows #SumatraOrangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in #Indonesia on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:05:01 GMT]]>@Nonilex
Wow!!!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ChrisHolladay/statuses/116480586624614908https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ChrisHolladay/statuses/116480586624614908Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:05:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Camera shows #SumatraOrangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in #Indonesia on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:03:28 GMT]]>The fleeting scene, captured by a motion‑sensitive camera, showed a young pause at the forest’s edge, grip a rope with deliberate care & step out into open air. Halfway across, it stopped, casting a glance down at the road below. Moments later, it crossed.

Conservationists said that it marks the first documented case of a using an artificial canopy bridge to cross a public road that had divided its .

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116480580540570058https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116480580540570058Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:03:28 GMT