Indonesia transfers 8 critically endangered orangutans
Indonesian authorities succeeded in relocating eight orangutans to safe areas after forest fires destroyed their habitat on Borneo Island. This comes amidst the worst fires the country has experienced in 11 years, worsened by the El Niño phenomenon. The rescue operation in August and September involved animals including mothers and their offspring, with the aim of returning them to their natural environment in the protected Batu Niyambo forest. Orangutans are among the critically endangered primates, with their numbers largely declining due to fires, deforestation, and illegal hunting. The fires in 2023 burned approximately 500,000 acres, affected 175,000 people with respiratory issues, and led to haze pollution spreading to Singapore and Malaysia.
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