[ [link removed] ]Close up of Javan gibbon looking directly into the camera.
John,
The great call of the Javan gibbon is one of the most beautiful and unique
sounds in the natural world – and it could soon vanish forever.
Developers have their sights set on Java's tropical forests, threatening
to carve up what little remains for industrial agriculture, palm oil, and
mining. And it's pushing Javan gibbons to the brink.
Less than 10% of Java's forests remain. Deforestation has destroyed the
natural bridges that these gibbons need to travel through the forest.
They're now isolated and stranded. They can't reach one another to
socialise and mate or cross the forest for food.
Without us intervening now, the species can't survive.
SwaraOwa is a local group of young nature defenders working to make Java's
forests whole again and give stranded gibbons a way to reunite with the
larger forest and each other. But they're up against greedy developers who
could swoop in at any time – and they urgently need an influx of cash. If
enough of us chip in, we can help save Java's forests and the last gibbons
before it's too late...and carry forward the vital work of protecting
species and forests from exploitation.
This is one of the only projects standing between survival and extinction
for Java's gibbons – can you help save the species?
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Java is the only place on Earth where these gibbons exist in the wild.
Java's tropical forests are the perfect habitat for them, but they can't
survive in isolation. They are social creatures. They live in family
groups, raise young together, and sing their great call across the forest
to find one another.
When the forest is cut up into isolated patches, those bonds are broken –
and so is the species' ability to thrive.
Reconnecting Java's forests is vital for their survival. These gibbons use
trees as natural bridges to cross the forest safely in search of food,
find mates, and keep their families strong. Every forest corridor created
also helps restore the ecosystem, shelter countless other species, and
revive precious tropical forests that our planet so desperately needs.
SwaraOwa has been working tirelessly for years to save the Javan gibbons
by reconnecting broken forest – and it's already working. New forest
corridors have boosted the Javan gibbon population by 20%!
But developers keen on taking over more land could destroy the last
fragile links between Javan gibbons. The way to stop them is for enough of
us to step in to help. All of us together can power SwaraOwa's work to
create forest corridors, protect threatened land, and keep the great call
of the gibbon alive for generations to come – and continue the vital work
of protecting nature everywhere from exploitation.
Can you chip in now to save Java’s gibbons?
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Your donation will help power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for
people and the planet.
Thanks for all that you do,
Yasmin and the Ekō team
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More information:
[ [link removed] ]Natural bridges to reconnect the last Javan gibbons Mongabay 18 June
2025
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