Walking Through Flames: Orangutans Rescued in Indonesia Fires

Walking through flames: orangutans rescued in Indonesia fires

Nicknamed Novita, the ape shown in footage released by a conservation group is among dozens that have been rescued from wildfires burning across parts of Sumatra and Borneo in recent months. They include Bara, a male orangutan plucked from the haze on Thursday, authorities told AFP. "He was found on top of a tree on razed land. The haze was quite thick in the area because fires were burning around there," Handi Nasoka, a local natural resources …

Indonesia orangutan rescued from wildfire 'walked through' flames

Orangutan rescued from Indonesia wildfires remains in intensive care after suffering burns and smoke inhalation. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Walking through flames: orangutan rescued in Indonesia fires

Nicknamed Novita, the ape shown in footage released by a conservation group is among dozens that have been rescued from wildfires burning across parts of Sumatra and Borneo in recent months. The fires have piled pressure on the already endangered species and forced local groups to carry out high-stakes rescues of animals suffering smoke inhalation and burns. Novita, a female estimated to be three to four years old, remains in intensive care at t…

Sumatra and Borneo: Walking through flames: orangutan rescued in Indonesia fires

The Race To Rescue Orangutans From Indonesia’s Raging Fires

Victor Fidelis Sentosa, Reuters In late September, flames licked just 15 feet from the base of a slender sengon tree, its white bark beginning to darken from smoke and ash. Clinging to its thin branches was a young orangutan who had attempted to flee the forest fires that have ravaged Indonesia since July. The crackling […]