Sampit, C Kalimantan, Oct. 15 -- A roughly 20-year-old female orangutan has been rescued from a wildfire-scarred area in East Kotawaringin District, Central Kalimantan Province, Muriansyah, head of the Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency's (BKSDA) Sampit post, said.

"We rescued an orangutan on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, with help from the Orangutan Foundation International and Animal Rescue Sampit. It was trapped in a burned area," he said here Thursday.

The rescue involved BKSDA, the Orangutan Foundation International (OFI), and Animal Rescue Sampit. The orangutan was found in Gang Sahabat, along Jalan Tjilik Riwut at kilometer 9, on the Sampit-Palangka Raya route.

Muriansyah said officials received a report aro...