Fantastic video of a Sumatran orangutan finally using the canopy bridge to reach a new area of rainforest

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This is it. The moment we have been patiently waiting for since SOS and TaHuKah first began our canopy bridge project in West Toba over two years ago.

A young male Sumatran orangutan has used our canopy bridge to cross over the road and reach a new area of rainforest!

He confidently strolls across the bridge, pausing to take in the view. Then, with one final glance back at his home behind him, crosses over the road.

This is a world-first for Sumatran orangutans.

This truly is the best video you’ll see all day — all year maybe!

This landmark moment, recorded on a camera trap in the Pakpak Bharat district of North Sumatra, is a world-first for the species. While other primates, including gibbons, langurs, and macaques, have previously been observed using the canopy bridges to cross the public road, this event confirms that critically endangered Sumatran orangutans can and will use canopy bridges to overcome forest fragmentation.

Learn More: A Sumatran Orangutan Crosses the Road!

Whether you’re curious about the science behind our canopy bridges, or a journalist looking to report on this world-first conservation milestone, we invite you to explore the journey of our canopy bridges.

What are canopy bridges? How did TaHuKah choose where to put them? Can they hold the weight of multiple orangutans? Follow the timeline from the very first surveys to the incredible moment a wild orangutan made the first crossingHuKah worked with government partners (North Sumatra Conservation Agency and North Sumatra Provincial Environment and Forestry Service). Thank you to the Pakpak Bharat District Government.  Thank you to all of our wonderful donors, including Size of Wales, IUCN Asian Species Action Partnership, European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA)  and DierenPark Amersfoort Wildlife Fund

Trots ben ik op Jakarta Animal Aid: Wildlife rescue, het redden van verklede dansende aapjes voor toeristen, wildlife watchdogs en film 'Eyes of the Orangutan'

New Film: Eyes of the Orangutan

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With their quirky characters and extreme intelligence, orangutans share 97% of their DNA with humans. These human characteristics make them hugely popular attractions at zoos worldwide. However, with limited space and resources, many zoos are failing to provide them with suitable homes, whilst others exploit their intelligence and train them to perform in grotesque routines.

Stop wildlife poaching in Indonesia

Wildlife Watchdogs intercepts smugglers and thus stops the trade of wild animals. In recent years our foundation has offered shelter to rescued animals. After a recovery period, we released hundreds of monkeys, birds, turtles and dolphins into the wild.

In addition to shelter, we are increasingly focusing on the origin of animal suffering: wildlife trade.Stopping and prosecuting smugglers is a first important step in stopping illegal animal trade.

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EDUCATION:

An educational outreach with elementary school students from Jakarta International School (JIS). 

We strongly believe that awareness about the plight of animals in Indonesia is of great important and the first is step in helping to improve their welfare is through education!

We spread awareness and educate both younger and older generations of people, through educational seminars and presentations to schools, other organisations, embassies, companies and also at various events.

Our presentations cover all of JAAN programs but can be tailored to wildlife issues or domestic issues if that is what you prefer.  We also have a wide audience base.  We have presented to children as young as two years old!  It’s never too early or too late to teach people about the proper care of companion animals and why wildife should live in the wild 

When we started an Educational Tour in Bali! To teach kids about animal welfare. We presented at Sunrise School. It’s an amazing school where animal protection and recycling really matters! 

JAAN presented at the Ismile School in Permata Hijau, South Jakarta where the kids had organized a fundraiser for JAAN and created a show about Dolphins and the need to protect marine life. Thank you Ismile School for your support! 

JAAN at Heritage Society presents about our programs/campaigns and animal welfare issues in Indonesia!

 

JAAN receives donation from grade 6 students at Global Jaya School assembly. Thank you!