Orangutans in danger as wildfires blaze through Borneo

Orangutans in danger as wildfires blaze through Borneo.

Key points

• "The situation is quite critical", remarked Karmele Llano Sanchez, CEO of the wildlife foundation Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI).
• A subdued orangutan was identified laying on the ground in Ketapang, West Kalimantan on Borneo island.
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• Indonesia has intensified efforts to contain haze from wildfires throughout six provinces in Borneo and Sumatra islands.
• The wildfires have destroyed part of the habitat of hundreds of orangutans and risking the survival of the species.

For context, a subdued orangutan was identified laying on the ground in Ketapang, West Kalimantan on Borneo island.

Meanwhile, the wildfires have destroyed part of the habitat of hundreds of orangutans and risking the survival of the species.

"The situation is quite critical", remarked Karmele Llano Sanchez, CEO of the wildlife foundation Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI). Sanchez remarked the fires are "leaving without any food or water".

Meanwhile, the orangutan discovered will be moved to a rehabilitation centre to secure more treatment and will be published back into the wild after recovery, according to YIARI. You are now after Orangutans.

Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. You are now after Asia.

For now, orangutans in danger as wildfires blaze through Borneo remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.