Heart-Shattering Video Of Orangutan's Attempt To Stop Excavator From Decimating Home In The Jungle
One of the most devastating realities of today is that, as humans, we destroy.
There are countless activists out there fighting for change, as they should be. Deforestation is an issue all over the world.
In California, Alaska, Cambodia, the Brazilian Amazon, and Indonesia, just to name a few, people are laying their lives on the line to save the trees, with some even losing their lives because of it.
But nature compelled this brave orangutan to stand up, and he is caught on camera fiercely trying to save the only home he has ever known in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Being no match for the excavator, the poor creature falls into the debris below.
This particular logging crew has decimated an entire section of the Sungai Putri Forest, which is home to an endangered species of orangutans, the Bornean.
Face to face with the bully dozer
Luckily for this brave individual, the International Animal Rescue (IAR) was nearby to help relocate this courageous animal to safe, protected territory within the forest.
Unfortunately, scenes like this have become more and more frequent in the same area. The Sungai Putri Forest is one of the last homes left for the Bornean orangutans that live in the wild.
Since the 1970s, this species of orangutans has lost over half of its natural habitat due to logging operations. Some crews will even go as far as to shoot the apes if they attempt to return to where they have set up camp.
Tumbling below into its destroyed home
The IAR shared,
“Habitat destruction forces orangutans to enter neighboring plantations and farms looking for food, and this frequently leads to conflict with humans.”
“Sungai Putri is home to one of the largest populations in the world, and we are at a critical point for the Bornean orangutan; without forests like this, they can’t survive.”
Watch the startling footage below.
Full video taken by a bystander
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