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Indonesia fires threaten critically endangered orangutan: IUCN

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Wildfires that tore through Indonesian Borneo's vast tropical forests have increased pressure on critically endangered Bornean orangutans, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said Saturday.

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  1. Mongabay

    As fires spread in Indonesia, Bornean orangutans run out of forest to flee (opens Mongabay)

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    JAKARTA — As fires continue to engulf large swaths of forest in Indonesian Borneo, orangutans have increasingly fewer places to flee, with fires either surrounding them or eliminating the forest on which they depend.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Indonesia fires threatens critically-endangered orangutan: IUCN (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Wildfires that tore through Indonesian Borneo's vast tropical forests have piled pressure on critically endangered Bornean orangutans, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said Saturday.

  3. Phys

    Indonesia fires threaten critically endangered orangutan: IUCN (opens Phys)

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    Phys's feed description

    Wildfires that tore through Indonesian Borneo's vast tropical forests have increased pressure on critically endangered Bornean orangutans, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said Saturday.

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