Eight Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) rescued from forest and\nland fires in Ketapang and North Kayong regencies, West Kalimantan, have\nbeen released into Batu Nyambu Protected Forest in Ketapang Regency.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmid ongoing forest and land fires, we are facing a difficult\nsituation. Many orangutans have lost their habitat, while the amount of\nsafe forest available to accommodate them is increasingly limited,\u201d said\nArgitoeranting, operational director of the Indonesian Foundation for\nthe Rehabilitation of Nature (YIARI), in a statement received in\nKetapang on Saturday.<\/p>\n
He explained that Batu Nyambu Protected Forest was chosen because it\nhas adequate ecological capacity. The area, covering around 23,000\nhectares, has primary and secondary forest cover, food and water\nsources, space for ranging, and links to other forest areas.<\/p>\n
The eight orangutans comprise three mother-and-offspring pairs and\ntwo adolescent males. They were rescued from fire-affected locations in\nKetapang and North Kayong between August and September 2026.<\/p>\n
Mama Man and her offspring, Man, came from Tempurukan village in\nKetapang Regency. They had been observed from mid-June 2026 in a\nresidents\u2019 plantation bordering forest. They were evacuated on 3\nSeptember after the fire moved closer to their habitat.<\/p>\n
Four other orangutans\u2014Mama Nopi and her offspring, Nopi, along with\ntwo adolescent males named Naufal and Nopan\u2014were rescued from Pemangkat\nvillage in North Kayong Regency on 4 September 2026. They had taken\nrefuge in coconut and rubber plantations after fires burned the forest\nand severed the links between forest areas.<\/p>\n
Mama Lifa and her offspring, Lifa, were rescued on 18 September 2026\nfrom Pelang village, Matan Hilir Selatan district, Ketapang Regency.\nThey were found isolated among acacia trees on an area of around 400\nsquare metres, surrounded by oil palm plantations and with few food\nsources.<\/p>\n
Before their release, all eight orangutans underwent health checks,\nreceived medical treatment as needed, and were observed at YIARI\u2019s\nrehabilitation facility in Sungai Awan, Ketapang. All were reported to\nbe healthy and still displaying natural behaviour.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/eight-orangutans-rescued-from-forest-fires-released-into-ketapang-protected-forest-1791633025", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }