Orangutan Rescued from Borneo Fire Zone Battles Respiratory Illness
2 sources across 2 countries · Hong Kong · United Kingdom
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An orangutan has been rescued from a fire zone in Indonesia's Borneo and is currently battling a respiratory illness. The animal, named Sampurna after the village where it was found, was discovered in a weak state on a palm oil plantation near a fire site in Ketapang, West Kalimantan. A local farmer named Jais found the orangutan writhing on the ground and provided it with water before calling for help. Members of the wildlife foundation Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia arrived with a veterinarian to treat the animal, which had fainted by the time they arrived.
Indonesia has intensified efforts to contain forest and land fires across six provinces in Borneo and Sumatra. According to Indonesia's Forestry Ministry, wildfires burned at least 202,010 hectares of land from January to July, an increase from 107,465 hectares burned from January to June. The resulting smoke has triggered respiratory illnesses and forced thousands of schools to move classes online, including some in neighboring Malaysia.
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