Wildfires threaten Indonesia’s orangutans as rescuers find injured animals
Rescuers gave the 3-year-old ape oxygen and intravenous fluids after burns from a fire-stricken area, and officials said her recovery remains uncertain.
- Novita, a three-to-four-year-old orangutan, remains at the Nyaru Menteng rehabilitation centre in Palangkaraya, Indonesia, after rescuers saved her from wildfires last month.
- Intensifying wildfires across Sumatra and Borneo have piled pressure on endangered orangutans this year, partly driven by the El Nino weather phenomenon forcing high-stakes rescues.
- Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation CEO Jamartin Sihite said the ape "had to walk through the fire" to reach a tree, suffering severe burns on her soles and toes in late September.
- Andi Muhammad Khadafi, head of the Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency, told reporters on Thursday that "Novita is still receiving intensive care," with burns on her hands and feet slowly improving.
- Officials also rescued a male orangutan named Bara on Thursday, as conservation official Handi Nasoka noted "the haze was quite thick" due to persistent regional fires.
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Indonesia: Baby orangutan saved from Borneo wildfires as habitat destruction escalates
A young orangutan has been rescued from wildfires in Borneo. Named Novita, the three- to four-year-old female was found clinging to a tree in Central Kalimantan on 26 September, with burns to her hands and feet after crossing the flames.
Video. Indonesia: Baby orangutan saved from Borneo wildfires as habitat destruction escalates
Video. A young orangutan has been rescued from wildfires in Borneo. Named Novita, the three- to four-year-old female was found clinging to a tree in Central Kalimantan on 26 September, with burns to her hands and feet after crossing the flames.
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Toronto SunWalking 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 …
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