Toxic Haze Affecting Borneo’s Orangutans

The news: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/indonesia-haze-affecting-borneo-orangutans-11914478

“As many as 37 young orangutans are suspected to have contracted a mild respiratory infection,” it added.

Conditions were so bad at their Samboja Lestari facility in East Kalimantan that outdoor activities for the animals had been restricted to a few hours a day.

Orangutans have been particularly vulnerable to commercial land clearances and have seen their natural habitat shrink dramatically in the last few decades.

The population of orangutan in Borneo has plummeted from about 288,500 in 1973 to about 100,000 today, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/indonesia-haze-affecting-borneo-orangutans-11914478

Source: https://myanimalcare.org/2019/09/18/toxic-haze-affecting-bor..

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