Indonesia, Oct. 10 -- Eight Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) rescued from forest and land fires in Ketapang and North Kayong districts in West Kalimantan were released into the Batu Nyambu Protected Forest in Ketapang District.

"Amid forest and land fires that are still ongoing, we are faced with a difficult situation," Indonesian Nature Rehabilitation Initiative Foundation (YIARI) Operations Director Argitoe Ranting said in a statement on Saturday.

He noted that many orangutans have lost their habitat, while safe forest areas capable of accommodating them remain limited.

Batu Nyambu Protected Forest was selected as the release site due to its adequate ecological carrying capacity, covering approximately 23,000 hectares with primary...