Each orangutan lost to fire is a wound that takes decades to heal.
Rescuers race to save Borneo's orangutans as El Niño-driven fires rage
In Indonesian Borneo, conservationists have rescued seven critically endangered orangutans from wildfires fueled by a strengthening El Niño. One died from smoke exposure; the survivors are being rehabilitated or relocated to safer areas. The fires threaten the island's peatlands and the already imperiled orangutan population.
Source: Rescuers race to save Borneo's orangutans as El Niño-driven fires rage — Mongabay Conservation
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