Roads broke up an endangered monkey's habitat. Can bridges fix it?
High up on the hill road leading to Malaysia’s Penang National Park, cars and motorbikes zip by the forest at great speeds. Some 40 feet above a particularly busy turn, almost invisible to the casual observer, hangs an aerial bridge made of rope and recycled fire hoses. It’s easy to miss, but this humble crossing has the power to save lives.
Dusky langur lives, that is.
Once abundant all over Peninsular Malaysia, these endangered primates – also known as dusky leaf monkeys – have wide, white-circled eyes that make them look serious
