Planned roads would be 'dagger in the heart' for Borneo's forests and wildlife

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190918142027.htm

"This network of highways will cut through some of the last expanses of intact forest in Borneo, greatly increasing pressures from loggers, poachers, farmers and oil-palm plantations," said Professor Bill Laurance, project leader from James Cook University in Australia.

"This would be a nightmare for endangered species such as the Bornean orangutan, clouded leopard and dwarf elephant," said Professor Laurance.

Planned roads would be 'dagger in the heart' for Borneo's forests and wildlife

Sep 19, 2019, 1:24pm UTC
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190918142027.htm > "This network of highways will cut through some of the last expanses of intact forest in Borneo, greatly increasing pressures from loggers, poachers, farmers and oil-palm plantations," said Professor Bill Laurance, project leader from James Cook University in Australia. > "This would be a nightmare for endangered species such as the Bornean orangutan, clouded leopard and dwarf elephant," said Professor Laurance.