Indonesia wildfires threaten orangutans rescued from animal traffickers
Wildfires in Indonesia's West Kalimantan region are threatening an orangutan rehabilitation center as hot, dry conditions persist. The fires have reached the perimeter of the facility, forcing staff to relocate animals to safety.
Why it matters
The situation underscores the impact of the climate crisis and El Niño on biodiversity and the survival of endangered species.
Firefighters and staff from the centre battle to contain the approaching wildfire. Photograph: Yiari Firefighters and staff from the centre battle to contain the approaching wildfire. Photograph: Yiari Indonesia Indonesia wildfires threaten orangutans rescued from animal traffickers Blaze fuelled by hot, dry and windy conditions comes within metres of West Kalimantan rehabilitation centre
Prefer the Guardian on Google Orangutans rescued from wildlife traffickers face a new threat from the record number of fires that have broken out in Indonesia in recent weeks.
Flames have come within metres of an animal rehabilitation centre in West Kalimantan as hot, dry and windy conditions have been amplified by a powerful El Niño and the human-driven climate crisis.
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