Indonesia seeks to bring back baby orangutans allegedly trafficked to India

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Indonesian authorities are working to repatriate five baby orangutans allegedly trafficked to India, where they were found motherless in a forest, Jakarta's forestry ministry told AFP on Friday.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:10:01 UTC.

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