A public road in Indonesia separates forests housing about 350 wild orangutans, among other animals. So, conservationists built several canopy bridges to prevent habitat fragmentation April 29, 2026 10:00 a.m. An intrepid male orangutan crosses an artificial bridge connecting trees on either side of a public road. Screenshot from SOS social media video For the first time, a Sumatran orangutan has been filmed using a human-made wildlife bridge high in the trees. The video provides evidence that the critically endangered species will use such artificial structures, which can prevent them from staying sequestered. “You should have heard the cries of delight from the team,” says Helen Buckland , CEO of the Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS), a charity based in England and Wales, to the  Guardian ’s Isaaq Tomkins. A  video  posted on social media by SOS shows the young male making his way across the bridge in the province of North Sumatra.…