Indonesia Fires Threatens Critically-Endangered Orangutan: IUCN
The fires have burned 202,000 hectares nationwide since January, and rescuers have evacuated 53 orangutans as smoke spreads across the region.
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JAKARTA (ANP/AFP) - Forest fires in the tropical forests of the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo have further increased the pressure on the critically endangered orangutans. This was reported by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The species is currently found only on the islands of Borneo and...
Indonesia fires threatens critically-endangered orangutan: IUCN
Indonesia has been battling fires for weeks in parts of Borneo and Sumatra, sending suffocating haze across the islands and neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore. Fires are currently burning within habitats containing 52 percent of Borneo's orangutan population, including 13 of the 20 largest remaining populations, it said. "Fire and smoke exposure impose measurable physiological, behavioural and ecological costs on orangutans in peat forest habit…
JAKARTA, 26 Sept: Kebakaran hutan yang memusnahkan kawasan hutan tropika yang luas di Borneo, Indonesia, kini memberi tekanan lebih besar terhadap populasi orang usta Borneo yang berdepan risiko kepupusan critical.
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