00:00My concern to be honest that night let's say the water reach until here or here then what if the
00:19water will bring Kayuba log and then it will wash away all the enclosure also so that's why we stand
00:27by with the evacuation plan that night it's scary for us here that live in the jungle and also near
00:33the river two rivers connected here. For Gibbon Conservation Society Malaysia founder Mariani
00:46Ramli last month's devastating floods in Pahang served as a final wake-up call she knows that if
00:52the society did not do something to resolve the flood woes their wildlife conservation work might
00:57face cessation she said the intense rainstorms caused water levels to rise to a dangerous level
01:03disrupting their daily operations and endangering both the Gibbons and caregivers the flood waters
01:10also destroyed the only access bridge to the rehabilitation zone located in the jungle leaving
01:15the Gibbons stranded this is the temporary bridge that we able to build the original layer actually
01:23you can see you can see only the frame left this is the frame for now this is the fastest thing that
01:30we can use to cross this river last time the water level reach here and it's it brought away all the
01:39bridge material and left with this metal structure eight Gibbons housed near the front of the zone were
01:47affected by the floods while another 10 deeper in the jungle on higher ground remained safe
01:53Mariani said the Rangers now rely on a temporary bamboo structure to access the rehabilitation area she
02:01added that they need to relocate the Gibbons to a higher ground and develop infrastructure that can
02:07withstand future floods we're going to relocate the these eight Gibbons to a higher elevation site deeper in
02:14the jungle and in order to do that we must build five large rehabilitation enclosure linked by medium
02:20size connecting enclosure at a higher elevation site relocating our Gibbons from their current flood
02:27vulnerable location to safety along with the floating bridge the enclosure design is going to be modular
02:34like we have now what we have now which means we can adapt it for socialization separate individuals
02:40during quarantine and expand as more rescues arrive the current damaged enclosures will be evaluated with
02:47usable structures upgraded and those beyond repair to be replaced without adequate safe enclosures Mariani
02:54said they have no choice but to turn away taking in more rescued Gibbons the big flood has gone down but
03:00the rain hasn't stopped completely and water levels are still sitting at medium height which means the
03:06forest floor stays soggy and the rivers keep running high with timely support Mariani hope to provide the
03:13Gibbons in her care with a safe and stable environment as they prepare to return to the wild
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