More orangutans find sanctuary

More orangutans find sanctuary

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Orangutan research center
Wanariset Semboja has become the refuge for an additional 245 of
the primates this year as forest fires decimate their habitat.

"We usually only take in an average of 100 orangutans, but due
to the forest fire this year we have received 245 orangutans,"
manager of the orangutan reintroduction project, Aseta Nita
Bustani, said.

She was quoted by Antara as saying that the number was even
higher than in 1997 and 1998 when devastating fires and the
accompanying haze sparked an international outcry.