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‘The toll is huge’: El Niño-driven wildfires overwhelm Indonesia’s orangutan population

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‘The toll is huge’: El Niño-driven wildfires overwhelm Indonesia’s orangutan population
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The global climate phenomenon has triggered devastating infernos in the ape’s Indonesian heartlands, with long-term effects on the animals still unknownThe mother’s hands were peeling from walking on the torched ground. Her eight-month-old baby, which clung to her side, was dehydrated and thin. The pair, named Mama Abu and Abu (“ash” in Indonesian), were found in an oil palm subsidiary estate, rescuers say.The orangutan pair were saved last month from wildfires that are devouring Indonesia’s for

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