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Vote to reject the construction of bridges over the island of Borneo trans Balang continue voiced environmental circles. This time two environmentalists Gaby Frediksson and Stan Lotha protesting the plan. Gaby thought, if through Balang Island, it almost certainly will occur in coastal and mangrove destruction in the eastern Gulf of Balikpapan. It also opened the clearing of mangrove forests with a negative impact on fishing in some river estuaries flowing into the bay and increase erosion and sedimentation in the Gulf. Advanced researchers from the Netherlands, the mangrove forests on the east shore of Balikpapan Bay and the western part of Sungai Wain Protection Forest would be severely damaged. It also broke the chain of ecosystems that exist so far. Yet as is well known, HLSW become a very important water source to Balikpapan, or for development Kariangau Industrial Area. If HLSW damaged then function as a source of water will also vanish. According to Gaby, the road development...

A scientist from the Department of Zoology, University of South Bohemia Republic of Chechnya, Stanislav Lhota succeeded in taking photos to proved that the rare Irrawaddy Dolphin Mahakam (Orcaella brevirostris) or it called 'PESUT' in Bahasa, not only live in the Mahakam River, the Mekong River and the River Irawady but also in Balikpapan Bay recently. The population at the Dolphin Bay approximately 60-140 individuals. "Estuary Tempadung is a very important habitat for the Irrawaddy Dolphin, as the search area and the migration of fish," said Stanislav Lhota in Balikpapan on Monday. He explained that the process of drilling pipe foundation not only disrupt the Irrawaddy Dolphin jetty, but can also cause permanent damage to their ears. Pesut Are suggested to locate and capture fish by echolocation (sonar) and if their ears are damaged, they can not find food. "Therefore, the construction phase of the pier should be obliged to use, bubble jackets 'or, bubble cu...