Green

Green, a female orangutan, is the subject of a powerful new documentary called Witness: Death Of The Forest. She was rescued after deforestation in Indonesia left her without a home – and paralysed down her left side. Green’s last couple of hours on earth was filmed and included in a documentary by Patrick Rouxel for Al Jazeera. His aim is to highlight the extent to which deforestation is “raping our planet.”

Rouxel said Green was taken to orangutan refuge in Kalimantan, Indonesia, after being rescued from a palm oil plantation several days previously. The filmmaker told Al Jazeera Green had suffered an intracerebral haemorrhage, leaving her paralysed on the left side of her body. He the filmed Green at her bedside for three days, culminating in a heart-wrenching final shot where the mattress on which she slept is seen empty. The film, which has no human commentary at all, received over 35 international awards at various wildlife film festivals.

The trailer for the documentary can be seen below. Before you watch it, have a read through the description, as the footage might not be for sensitive viewers:

“Lying on her back helpless and dying, Green the female orangutan is a picture of sadness as she faces her final hours. The tragic female ape has been confined to a mattress inside a shack after her rainforest home was logged and burned to the ground through ruthless deforestation. She clutches at her pillow and sits lifelessly on her mattress, defenceless as the lush Indonesian ecosystem she called home is destroyed, leaving her homeless. Later on in the heart-breaking film, rescue centre workers carry a body bag away from the room where Green saw out her last few days, highlighting her as the latest victim of deforestation and palm oil plantations.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxpz_XyDAZo

Here are some more images from the film:

[Source: Daily Mail]