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Indonesia wildfires threaten orangutans rescued from animal traffickers

Indonesia wildfires threaten orangutans rescued from animal traffickersWorldPing

Blaze fuelled by hot, dry and windy conditions comes within metres of West Kalimantan rehabilitation centre Orangutans rescued from wildlife traffickers face a new threat from the record number of fires that have broken out in Indonesia in recent weeks.

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