Heart-Shattering Video Of Orangutan's Attempt To Stop Excavator From Decimating Home In The Jungle
An orangutan’s desperate attempt to stop an excavator from tearing through its jungle home is hard to watch, and even harder to forget.
The footage, taken in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, shows the animal trying to hold back destruction in the Sungai Putri Forest, one of the last wild habitats left for Bornean orangutans. The logging crew has already cleared a large section of the area, leaving the endangered species with fewer places to go.
Then the rescue team arrives, and the situation shifts again.
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
For another showdown with deforestation, read how an orangutan defended its home from an excavator.
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