Indonesia Releases Eight Orangutans Rescued From Fires to Protected Forest
The reserve offers food, water and forest links after fires destroyed habitat for 46 rescued orangutans, officials said.
- On Oct 11, Indonesian authorities released eight rescued orangutans into the Batu Nyambu Protected Forest, a 23,000-hectare reserve in West Kalimantan.
- Wildfires intensified by the Nino weather phenomenon have threatened habitats across Borneo, prompting Indonesian authorities and YIARI to rescue 46 orangutans before Oct 9.
- The group includes three mom-and-baby pairs and two male teenagers, relocated on Oct 9 to ensure their safety from habitat destruction.
- YIARI CEO Karmele Llano Sanchez called the relocation a "necessary step" when habitats become unsafe, while operational director Argitoe Ranting emphasized long-term survival in natural environments.
- WWF reports roughly 104,000 orangutans remain in Borneo and Sumatra, as the International Union for Conservation of Nature warns fires threaten habitats containing 52 percent of Borneo's population.
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Indonesia releases eight orangutans rescued from fires
Eight orangutans rescued in over the past weeks from blazes that tore through Borneo Island have been released into a protected forest, Indonesian authorities and rescuers said yesterday.The apes were saved from several locations razed by fires — mostly plantations near their forest homes
<p>Indonesia evacuates eight orangutans after fires in Borneo In Indonesia, eight orangutans have been moved to a protected forest following fires in Borneo. Since August, 46 animals have been rescued.</p>
Eight orangutans threatened by forest fires were transferred on Friday (9) to a reservation in Western Kalimantan, on the Indonesian part of Borneo Island. The animals, rescued last month in areas devastated by fire, include three pairs of mothers and cubs and two adolescent males, according to a statement from the Indonesian Ministry of Forests and the YIARI Wildlife Rehabilitation Foundation. Batu Nyambu Protected Forest, the fate of the anima…
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