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2026-10-30 · Euronews

Indonesia: nine orangutans rescued from wildfires return to the forest

Deep in the protected Batu Nyambu forest , conservationists opened the transport cages on Thursday, 29 October, allowing the animals to scramble up nearby trees and vanish into the canopy. The group included four mothers accompanied by their young , three of whom had also been found to be pregnant during their final veterinary examinations. The orangutans had been rescued in August and September from an oil palm plantation in Ketapang , where fires had swept through their habitat. Some suffered burns to their hands and feet , while others were severely underweight and malnourished, according to Karmele Llano Sanchez , head of the YIARI wildlife rehabilitation foundation.

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