Gold miners have breached a refuge built for rescued orangutans; 14 hectares of Indonesia’s sanctuary damaged in 3 years
- Illegal gold miners have encroached on Indonesia's Jantho forest reservation, a vital reintroduction site for the critically endangered Sumatran orangutan.
- The country's largest environmental pressure group, Indonesian Forum for the Environment, revealed that miners have breached the forest in Aceh province, where the animals rescued from illegal wildlife trade reside, according to a report by Mongabay.
- “The result of our monitoring indicates that maybe dozens of excavators are suspected of operating in the Jantho forest area,” said Afifuddin, campaign and advocacy lead at the provincial chapt
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- Illegal gold miners have encroached on Indonesia's Jantho forest reservation, a vital reintroduction site for the critically endangered Sumatran orangutan.
- The country's largest environmental pressure group, Indonesian Forum for the Environment, revealed that miners have breached the forest in Aceh province, where the animals rescued from illegal wildlife trade reside, according to a report by Mongabay.
- “The result of our monitoring indicates that maybe dozens of excavators are suspected of operating in the Jantho forest area,” said Afifuddin, campaign and advocacy lead at the provincial chapt
Sources: Times of India