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        "id": 1812583,
        "msgid": "five-rehabilitated-orangutans-return-to-kalimantan-rainforest-1781869824",
        "date": "2026-06-19 18:21:42",
        "title": "Five rehabilitated orangutans return to Kalimantan rainforest",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Environment",
        "summary": "Five orangutans, including a survivor of severe forest fire burns, have been released into Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park in Central Kalimantan after years of rehabilitation. The release, a joint operation between the BKSDA and the BOS Foundation, is part of a broader mission to preserve Indonesia's biodiversity and restore tropical rainforest balance. Officials stressed the importance of continued multi-stakeholder cooperation to protect conservation areas.",
        "content": "<p>Every orangutan returning to the forest carries a long story of\nstruggle.Palangka Raya (ANTARA) - Five rehabilitated orangutans have\nbeen released into the Kalimantan rainforest at Bukit Baka Bukit Raya\nNational Park, marking a collaborative conservation effort to restore\necosystem balance and preserve Indonesia\u2019s biodiversity.<\/p>\n<p>The group, consisting of three females and two males, successfully\ncompleted a lengthy rehabilitation process at the Nyaru Menteng\ncenter.<\/p>\n<p>Among them is Himba, a 15-year-old male who was rescued with severe\nburns from a forest fire as an infant, and Lykke, a 23-year-old female\nwho spent nearly 22 years learning to survive independently after being\nrescued with her mother.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery orangutan returning to the forest carries a long story of\nstruggle. Himba, Lykke, Farida, Nett, and Semeru have gone through years\nof rehabilitation to relearn how to live as wild orangutans,\u201d said\nJamartin Sihite, CEO of the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation,\non Friday.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that the release is not merely the conclusion of their\nrehabilitation, but \u201cthe beginning of their new life in the wild.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This release marks the 47th joint operation between the Central\nKalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and the BOS\nFoundation.<\/p>\n<p>Officials noted that each release is part of a broader mission to\nsustain Indonesia\u2019s rich biodiversity.<\/p>\n<p>Mochamad Satori, head of the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park,\nstated that the protected area remains a vital stronghold for the\nspecies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir presence in nature plays an important role in maintaining the\nbalance of the tropical rainforest, so the protection of conservation\nareas must continue to be strengthened through multi-stakeholder\ncooperation and community support,\u201d Satori said.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia brings home four smuggled orangutans from\nThailand<\/p>\n<p>Related news: OIKN, BOSF develop 1,800-hectare protected area in\nNusantara<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Rendhik Andika, Aditya Eko Sigit Wicaksono<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/five-rehabilitated-orangutans-return-to-kalimantan-rainforest-1781869824",
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