Critically Endangered Orangutan Species in Indonesia Gets Reprieve as Controversial Dam Delayed

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By MongabayJul 17, 2020, 11:47 am240 pts
By Hans Nicholas Jong Construction of a hydropower plant in the only known habitat of a critically endangered orangutan species on the Indonesian island of Sumatra might be delayed for up to three years due to COVID-19 and funding issues. Muhammad Ikhsan Asaad, who oversees the project for state-owned utility…

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