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El Niño wildfires devastate Indonesia's orangutans
Original: ‘The toll is huge’: El Niño-driven wildfires overwhelm Indonesia’s orangutan population By Rebecca Ratcliffe The global
Wildfires driven by the El Niño climate phenomenon are sweeping through orangutan habitats in Indonesia, causing what conservationists describe as a huge toll on the endangered apes. Rebecca Ratcliffe reports that the fires have hit the animals' heartlands hard, and the long-term effects on orangutan populations remain unknown as rescue and recovery efforts continue.
Why now: El Niño-fuelled fires are causing fresh, severe harm to an endangered species, drawing conservation concern.
IndonesiaorangutansEl NiñoThe GuardianRebecca Ratcliffe
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- ‘The toll is huge’: El Niño-driven wildfires overwhelm Indonesia’s orangutan population By Rebecca Ratcliffe The global climate phenomenon has triggered devastating infernos in the ape’s Indonesian heartlands, with long-term effects on the animals still unknown https://www.… · guardianfeeds@rssfeed.media · 2
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