Inside the effort to rescue orangutans from Indonesia forest fires | ABC NEWS
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Indonesian authorities are scrambling to rescue critically endangered Bornean orangutans from raging land and forest fires. The blazes have forced many of the primates to flee their habitat and seek refuge closer to villages and plantations. ABC Indonesia correspondent Tim Swanston follows an orangutan rescue team in West Kalimantan. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-13/indonesia-fires-and-smoke-haze-putting-orangutans-at-risk/107142194 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #abcnewschannel
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