Indonesia releases eight orangutans rescued from fires to protected forest

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Eight orangutans rescued in recent weeks from blazes that tore through Borneo island have been released into a protected forest, Indonesian authorities and rescuers said on Sunday.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:40:01 UTC.

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