‘Cursed’ dam project in orangutan habitat claims 16th life in less than 2 years

Mongabay
Aug 24, 2022, 2:56 am200 pts
JAKARTA — Indonesian police are investigating possible negligence in the death of a Chinese construction worker at the site of a controversial hydroelectric dam in the only known habitat of the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan. The victim, identified as 52-year-old Wang Jian, died on the morning of…

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