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Indonesia releases eight orangutans rescued from fires to protected forest
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Indonesian authorities have released eight rescued orangutans into a protected forest in West Kalimantan. The animals were saved from fires that destroyed their natural habitats near plantations.
Why it matters
This reflects ongoing conservation efforts to protect endangered species in Borneo from the impacts of deforestation and agricultural expansion.
The apes were saved from several locations razed by fires -- mostly plantations near their forest homes -- in the West…
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