Rescuers race against time as fires ravage orangutan habitat inside Indonesian oil palm concession

Mongabay
Sep 17, 2026, 2:18 am62 ptsTrending
JAKARTA — Conservationists are racing to rescue orangutans from a fire-ravaged peat-swamp forest inside an RSPO-certified oil palm concession in West Kalimantan, with smoke still rising and the ground remaining dangerously hot. The 657-hectare (1,623-acre) forest, designated as a High Conservation Value (HCV)…

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