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- Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation rescued orangutan Novita from a forest fire in September.
- Novita, a three-to-four-year-old female, is in intensive care at Nyaru Menteng rehabilitation centre.
- Active fires now cover over half of orangutan habitat, including Gunung Palung National Park.
- Indonesia has burned about 2 million acres this year, with over 1,700 smoke-related deaths.
- El Niño, one of the strongest on record, intensified Indonesia’s 2026 wildfires.