David Attenborough's 'Guardian headline' halts Borneo bridge

Conservationist denounced Sukau project as a threat to pygmy elephants and orangutansOfficials in Borneo have cancelled plans to build a bridge across the Kinabatangan river, after warnings from Sir David Attenborough and other conservationists that it would gravely endanger pygmy elephants, orangutans and many other jungle species. The news comes just weeks after the Guardian revealed Attenborough's opposition to the project.Attenborough originally sent a private letter to the chief minister of the state of Sabah, Musa Aman, in September 2016. Last month, with signs pointing to the bridge still going ahead, the Guardian published excerpts from the letter. The authorities in Borneo have described Attenborough's now-public opposition as the final blow to the project. Continue reading...