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Watch: Endangered orangutans released back into the wild after Borneo fires

BBC Science · Oct 11, 6:48 PM CT

BBC Science reported that the critically endangered apes were rescued from intense wildfires that destroyed their habitat in August and September.

The same report said that Eight orangutans have been released into the wild in Borneo after being rescued from intense wildfires.

It also noted that Three mothers, their three daughters and two adult males were freed in a reserve in the west of the island on Friday.

The account added that Indonesian wildlife authorities rescued 46 of the apes, which are critically endangered, before fires tore through their habitat in August and September.

The Buffalo Brief wrote this from the public report by BBC Science. Nothing was added past what that report said.