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 very weak, then I gave it water,” ‌said J

Orangutan rescued from fire zone in Indonesia's Borneo, battles respiratory illness  Reuters

Wildlife organization Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia has rescued seven orangutans from fires so far, as the country battles to contain haze from forest and land fires