THE WORLD’S FIRST DOCUMENTARY ON THE TAPANULI ORANGUTAN AND THEIR HOME
OFFICIAL TRAILER & TEASER
FILM FESTIVAL SELECTIONS AND WINS
“THE FIRST GREAT APE SPECIES TO BE DESCRIBED SINCE 1929, AND YET THEY COULD DISAPPEAR SHORTLY AFTER BEING DISCOVERED.”
“IN 40 YEARS OF RESEARCH, I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER SEEN ANYTHING THIS DRAMATIC.”
“THEY’RE A CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES AND COULD RAPIDLY GO EXTINCT… WITHOUT URGENT ACTION, THIS COULD BE ECOLOGICAL ARMAGEDDON FOR ONE OF OUR CLOSEST LIVING RELATIVES.”
“IF WE PRESERVE THE BATANG TORU ECOSYSTEM, NOT ONLY DO WE SAFEGUARD THE TAPANULI ORANGUTANS, BUT WE ALSO PROTECT A MYRIAD OF OTHER SPECIES, SOME NEW TO SCIENCE.”
“HUMANITY IS VERY LUCKY TO BE LIVING WITH THREE ORANGUTAN SPECIES, SOME OF OUR CLOSEST LIVING RELATIVES.”
“LESS THAN 800 TAPANULI ORANGUTANS CURRENTLY REMAIN FRAGMENTED ACROSS FOREST AREAS IN BATANG TORU.”
“THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW HYDROPOWER DAM WILL HAVE BIG IMPACTS ON THE BATANG TORU RIVER AND DOWNSTREAM COMMUNITIES.”
“PERSONALLY, I THINK IT WOULD BE AN ENORMOUS TRAGEDY IF WE WOULD LOSE A SPECIES FOR 510 MEGAWATTS, BUT THAT SEEMS TO BE WHERE IT’S HEADING IF THE GOVERNMENT DON’T CHANGE THEIR PATH.”
“IF WE PRESERVE THE BATANG TORU ECOSYSTEM IT CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FREE CRUCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR DOWNSTREAM COMMUNITIES.”
“THE JUSTIFICATION FOR CLASSIFYING TAPANULI ORANGUTANS AS A NEW SPECIES IS AS STRONG AS THE JUSTIFICATION FOR SPLITTING GORILLAS OR CHIMPANZEES.”
“I WAS SURPRISED ABOUT THE EXTENT THE TAPANULI ORANGUTANS DIFFERED FROM THE SUMATRAN AND BORNEAN ORANGUTANS.”
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