Footage of a confused orangutan wandering near an active coal mine in Indonesia has sparked concerns about the future of the critically endangered species. The sighting took place in East Kalimantan, where Indonesia is building its new capital city, Nusantara. Environmentalists fear the project will further endanger the orangutan's already shrinking habitat.
JAKARTA, Feb 13 — Footage of a seemingly confused orangutan roaming the desolate site of an Indonesian coal mine, metres from excavators, has sparked renewed concern about the future of the critically endangered species ., are from the same province on Borneo island where Indonesia is building its new capital, a project environmentalists fear will endanger animal habitats in Asia’s last great rainforest.
“Humans are sometimes too greedy. I hope God won’t punish us,” read one comment on the video, which racked up tens of thousands of views across YouTube and TikTok. The sighting took place in East Kalimantan, where Indonesia is building its multi-billion-dollar capital city Nusantara at breakneck speed.Although the coal mine is a nine-hour drive from the construction site, the images renewed doubts about government claims that economic activity in the province is not affecting endangered animals.
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