Dozens of Orangutans Saved From Indonesia Blazes
Conservation groups say the evacuations protected wildlife as fires across Borneo and Sumatra drove months of unhealthy haze.
- On Saturday, three conservation agencies evacuated a 20-year-old male orangutan in Hampangen village, Central Kalimantan, on Borneo island, as groups rescue dozens of endangered orangutans from rampant wildfires across Indonesia.
- The West Kalimantan conservation agency and Indonesian non-profit YIARI confirmed a team evacuated 51 orangutans between August 6 and October 19. Indonesia's forestry ministry suggested this week the total rescued across Kalimantan could reach 96.
- "The evacuation process was carried out with great caution," agencies said. "After the orangutan was sedated, the medical team immediately conducted a health examination before taking the animal to the... rehabilitation center," it said.
- Indonesia's transport ministry reported around 2,400 flights across the country have been affected by haze since mid-August. Reduced visibility around airports has caused delays, disruptions, and flight cancellations.
- Pollution levels ranged from unhealthy to very unhealthy across Southeast Asia on Sunday. Swiss-based air quality monitor IQAir ranked Singapore and Kuala Lumpur among the world's top five most polluted cities as fires on Borneo and Sumatra, intensified by El Nino, emit smoke.
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Dozens of orangutans rescued from Indonesia’s blazes
Members of Indonesia’s conservation agencies evacuate a 20-year-old orangutan amid forest fires in Central Kalimantan. (AFP pic)JAKARTA: Dozens of critically endangered orangutans have been rescued in recent weeks from rampant wildfires burning across Indonesia that have cloaked the region in toxic haze, conservation groups said.The fires have triggered a months-long pollution spell that has closed schools, fuelled a surge in respiratory conditi…
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AlKhaleej TodayDozens of endangered orangutans rescued from Indonesia wildfires as haze chokes region
JAKARTA, Oct 18 — Dozens of critically endangered orangutans have been rescued in recent weeks from rampant wildfires burning across Indonesia, conservation groups said.The...
Widespread fires in Indonesia are also threatening critically endangered orangutans, dozens of whom have been rescued by conservationists in recent months.
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