Giving wildlife a helping hand

Volunteers taking a group photo under Malaysia’s first urban wildlife canopy bridge built across the coastal road in Teluk Bahang, Penang. (Below) The bridge made of firehose is tied on one end to a pole.

In a bid to prevent wildlife deaths on roads, a group known as Langur Project Penang (LPP) has built Malaysia’s first urban wildlife ‘canopy bridge’ to help them cross the road safely in Teluk Bahang.

A 5m-long firehose, known as 'Ah Lai's crossing' , hangs 12m from the ground - allowing dusky langurs, spectacle leaf monkeys and dusky leaf monkeys to travel between the fragmented forest and Teluk Bahang town to look for food.A Mickey Mouse toy was placed at the other end of the pole to attract the primates into using the bridge, known as ‘Ah Lai’s crossing’.