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YIARI Releases Eight Rescued Orangutans Into Protected Forest

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 2:26 AM UTC · How we work

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YIARI released eight rescued orangutans into the Batu Nyambu protected forest.
The group includes three mothers with infants and two adolescent males rescued from Ketapang and North Kayong.
A male orangutan named Sampurna died hours after rescue with smoke-filled lungs.
Indonesia's Forestry Ministry reported rescuing or rehousing over 270 wild animals including 46 orangutans in Borneo.

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YIARI released eight rescued orangutans into the Batu Nyambu protected forest.
The group includes three mothers with infants and two adolescent males rescued from Ketapang and North Kayong.
A male orangutan named Sampurna died hours after rescue with smoke-filled lungs.
Indonesia's Forestry Ministry reported rescuing or rehousing over 270 wild animals including 46 orangutans in Borneo.