Flames reach edge of orangutan rehabilitation center, with fire season set to intensify

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JAKARTA — A wildfire that reached the edge of an orangutan rehabilitation center in western Borneo is highlighting how Indonesia’s intensifying fire season threatens not just forests and wildlife, but also the conservation work taking place within them.

The fire stopped just short of the facility run by the nonprofit organization YIARI, where more than […]

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