The heartbreaking moment an orangutan tries to save its tree from loggers

The animal is hoping to save its trees from loggers believed to be located in the Ketapang Regency on the island of Borneo.

JESSICA GREEN: ‘This is the harrowing moment an orangutan tries to defend its forest by grabbing at a digger… Footage shows the vulnerable creature walk across a fallen tree and lean towards the heavy machinery… The animal is hoping to save its trees from loggers believed to be located in the Ketapang Regency on the island of Borneo… A member of the Orangutan Protection Unit for the International Animal Rescue non-profit organisation… successfully captures the creature and then moves it to safety. The project has an orangutan rescue and rehabilitation centre in Ketapang, West Borneo. It is home to more than 100 rescued orangutans of all ages that are undergoing rehabilitation before being returned to the wild’. SOURCE…

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