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Wildfires in Indonesia's West Kalimantan are devastating orangutan habitats, leaving the endangered primates injured and reliant on rescue efforts as their forest homes burn.
News Indonesia » West Kalimantan » Places: Indonesia releases two orangutans into the wild in W Kalimantan
Indonesian Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni led the release of two Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) into their natural habitat in Ketapang, West ...
News Indonesia » West Kalimantan » Places: 'No place to breathe': life in Indonesia's fire epicentre
Irvan Maulana has struggled with shortness of breath and a cough as wildfire smoke cloaks the Indonesian city of Palangkaraya. "I've been sick, I've been short of breath, I've had a cough too, but ...
News Indonesia » West Kalimantan » Places: Indonesia closes 9 national parks temporarily following forest fires; prioritises firefighting in 6 provinces
JAKARTA: Forest fires in some of Indonesia’s national parks, and the risk of more taking place, have prompted the authorities to temporarily close nine of them as it prioritises firefighting ...
News Indonesia » West Kalimantan » Places: As fires spread in Indonesia, Bornean orangutans run out of forest to flee
As fires continue to engulf large swaths of forest in Indonesian Borneo, orangutans have increasingly fewer places to flee, with fires either surrounding them or eliminating the forest on which they ...
News Indonesia » West Kalimantan » Places: ‘Everything is covered in ash’: Indonesia wildfires leave people in crisis
Kubu Raya, Indonesia – As wildfires burn across Indonesia, forcing schools to close and thousands to seek medical treatment for exposure to thick haze and ash, locals in West Kalimantan say the ...
News Indonesia » West Kalimantan » Places: ‘The toll is huge’: El Niño-driven wildfires overwhelm Indonesia’s orangutan population
The global climate phenomenon has triggered devastating infernos in the ape’s Indonesian heartlands, with long-term effects on the animals still unknown ...
News Indonesia » West Kalimantan » Places: Indonesia prioritises Kalimantan region as wildfire hotspots rise
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person uses a mobile phone to capture visuals of a wildfire burning in Lamandau forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, August ...
News Indonesia » West Kalimantan » Places: Millions in Indonesia Breathe In Toxic Haze From Months of Wildfires
For months, millions of people have been living under a stifling blanket of toxic haze, fueled by a punishing drought brought on by the El Niño weather pattern.
News Indonesia » West Kalimantan » Places: Forest fires and haze disrupt tourism operations across Indonesia
Forest fires and haze in parts of Indonesia are disrupting tourism operations, causing flight disruptions and trip cancellations, while tour operators adjust itineraries to accommodate affected ...
News Indonesia » West Kalimantan » Places: West Kalimantan Residents Sue Prabowo over Forest Fires
West Kalimantan residents are demanding that Prabowo's government declare the forest fires a national disaster.