Walking through flames: orangutan rescued in Indonesia fires

Conservationists in Indonesia's Borneo have rescued orangutans, including an individual named Novita and a mother with her baby, amidst severe forest and land fires. The evacuations took place in areas including a palm oil plantation in Pelang village, Ketapang, West Kalimantan, as the endangered species became trapped by thick smoke and flames.

The fires pose a direct threat to the survival of the endangered orangutan population in the region, prompting urgent rescue operations. The animals have been found in vulnerable situations, such as clinging to the tops of leafless trees surrounded by heavy smoke, highlighting the escalating crisis facing local wildlife due to ongoing blazes.