Indonesia releases eight orangutans rescued from Borneo wildfires
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Indonesian authorities and conservation workers have released eight critically endangered orangutans into a protected forest after wildfires threatened or destroyed their habitats in West Kalimantan on Borneo.
The three mother-young pairs and two adolescent males were moved on Friday to the 23,000-hectare Batu Nyambu Protected Forest, the Forestry Ministry and wildlife rehabilitation group YIARI said. The reserve was selected for its food and water supplies and links to other forested areas.
The animals had been rescued from plantations and fragmented forests affected by fires in August and September. In several cases, flames further restricted already limited access to food and safe routes into intact forest. Indonesian authorities and YIARI said they rescued 46 orangutans threatened by fires between August and Friday.
Other rescued animals remain under treatment. In Central Kalimantan, a young female called Novita was receiving intensive care for burns to her hands and feet after she apparently crossed burning ground before climbing a tree. Another orangutan, Bara, was found in a tree surrounded by razed land and thick smoke; officials said he had minor burns and would be relocated to a nature reserve.
The fires, concentrated in Sumatra and Borneo, have intensified during the dry season amid El Niño conditions. The International Union for Conservation of Nature said last month that fires were burning in habitats containing 52% of Borneo’s orangutan population. About 104,000 orangutans remain in Borneo and Sumatra, according to WWF.
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Indonesia releases eight orangutans rescued from Borneo wildfires
Indonesian authorities and conservation workers have released eight critically endangered orangutans into a protected forest after wildfires threatened or destroyed their habitats in West Kalimantan on Borneo.
The three mother-young pairs and two adolescent males were moved on Friday to the 23,000-hectare Batu Nyambu Protected Forest, the Forestry Ministry and wildlife rehabilitation group YIARI said. The reserve was selected for its food and water supplies and links to other forested areas.
The animals had been rescued from plantations and fragmented forests affected by fires in August and September. In several cases, flames further restricted already limited access to food and safe routes into intact forest. Indonesian authorities and YIARI said they rescued 46 orangutans threatened by fires between August and Friday.
Other rescued animals remain under treatment. In Central Kalimantan, a young female called Novita was receiving intensive care for burns to her hands and feet after she apparently crossed burning ground before climbing a tree. Another orangutan, Bara, was found in a tree surrounded by razed land and thick smoke; officials said he had minor burns and would be relocated to a nature reserve.
The fires, concentrated in Sumatra and Borneo, have intensified during the dry season amid El Niño conditions. The International Union for Conservation of Nature said last month that fires were burning in habitats containing 52% of Borneo’s orangutan population. WWF estimates aboutAbout 104,000 orangutans remain in Borneo and Sumatra.Sumatra, according to WWF.
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