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Orangutan rescued from Borneo fires battles respiratory illness

A critically endangered orangutan, named Sampurna, was rescued from a palm oil plantation near a wildfire in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Borneo. The orangutan was found in a weak state and suffering from respiratory distress, likely due to the widespread forest fires affecting the region. Wildlife rescuers provided immediate treatment, and the animal is now under the care of the Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia. AI

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Orangutan rescued from Borneo fires battles respiratory illness

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    Orangutan rescued from Borneo fire battles respiratory illness

    On Sunday morning, ⁠Jais, a farmer in ⁠Ketapang, West Kalimantan on Borneo island – the ⁠province hardest-hit by raging forest fires – was en route to his farm when he found an orangutan writhing on the ground in a weak state on a palm-oil plantation near the fire site. “It was v…