Indonesia Rescues Orangutan Mother and Baby From Wildfire Haze
- On September 1, 2026, an orangutan named Sempurna died in Ketapang Regency, West Kalimantan, after rescue teams evacuated him from wildfire-affected areas suffering from respiratory issues caused by thick haze.
- Authorities rescued a mother orangutan, Raya, and her one-year-old daughter, Rayu, from wildfire smoke on Borneo this week, confirming the pair were not injured during the evacuation.
- Wildfires have left thick smog blanketing parts of Borneo and Sumatra for weeks, forcing authorities in West Kalimantan to rescue at least seven orangutans from affected areas last month.
- West Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency head Murlan Dameria Pane urged residents to report wildlife in need. "We urge residents to swiftly report any wildlife in need of assistance," Murlan said.
- A 2016 government survey estimated the orangutan population on Borneo to be around 57,000, underscoring conservation challenges posed by ongoing peatland fires.
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While the smokes of the forest fires reach several areas of Indonesia and neighbouring countries, an orangutan female and her cub have been sheltered in Borneo.
Two Urangutans, a mother and her baby, were rescued from a forest fire that affected Borneo Island, the Indonesian authorities announced on Thursday.
The vast archipelago has been battling for weeks to contain forest fires that have blanketed parts of Borneo and Sumatra in thick smoke, which has drifted across borders into Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. Following a report, authorities have begun searching for an orangutan spotted Wednesday clinging to the top of a tree in Central Kalimantan province, Muriansyah, an official with the local natural resource conservation agency, told …
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