How Fishermen Recycle the Trash Polluting Borneo’s Shores
Clip: Episode 2 | 3m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Fishermen Rajamil and Pidel Wali walk along the shores collecting plastic to use as lures.
Traditional fishermen Rajamil Wali and his son Pidel walk along Borneo’s shores collecting the trash that washes up from the ocean. Melting down the plastic they find, their handmade fishing lures are shaped like blue crabs. The key is to create a convincing crab both in appearance and movement to attract fish and octopus that will help feed their family.
How Fishermen Recycle the Trash Polluting Borneo’s Shores
Clip: Episode 2 | 3m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Traditional fishermen Rajamil Wali and his son Pidel walk along Borneo’s shores collecting the trash that washes up from the ocean. Melting down the plastic they find, their handmade fishing lures are shaped like blue crabs. The key is to create a convincing crab both in appearance and movement to attract fish and octopus that will help feed their family.
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In Borneo, the struggle to survive is the secret to its great diversity of life. (30s)
Indah the Orangutan and Her Treatment for Arthritis
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Twentinolosa spends almost every day with the orangutans that dwell in Borneo's forests. (2m 47s)
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On Borneo’s coast, the Bajau Laut spend much of their day hunting underwater. (1m 51s)
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