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Nine orangutans rescued from fires in the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan were released, after several weeks of rehabilitation, into the protected Batu Njambo forest area covering 23,000 hectares. Among those released were four pairs of females with infants, and three of the mothers, according to rescuers, are pregnant again.
Otabek YusupovRescuers evacuated dozens of critically endangered orangutans from forest fire zones in Kalimantan and Sumatra. Months of smog have worsened air quality in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and East Timor, affected around 2,400 flights and led to school closures. Malaysia proposed a regional cooperation mechanism within ASEAN.
Otabek YusupovAn environmental photography contest dedicated to nature and the interaction between humans and the environment has announced its results. Belgian documentary photographer Alain Schroeder received the award for best photo story in the ‘Rescuing Orangutans’ category, shot on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Among the winners are also works by Jan Pokluda featuring a red-breasted thrush and by Imre Potó depicting a night forest.
Shahnoza Ergasheva
