World's Rarest Ape Lives Near a Gold Mine. That's a Problem

World's Rarest Ape Lives Near a Gold Mine. That's a Problem

A little-known ape could be the collateral damage of a very well-known metal. In northern Sumatra's Batang Toru rainforest, new access roads are being laid toward the Tor Ulu Ala pit, a part of Indonesia's Martabe gold mine. Conservation group Mighty Earth says one road has already come within about...