Wildfires in Indonesia are rapidly encroaching on a vital research site for Bornean orangutans, forcing staff at Cabang Panti to work continuously to prevent the flames from reaching their facilities. The fires have already burned within 200 meters of the nearby Rangkong research station, part of the same protected area in Gunung Palung national park. Researchers fear the blaze could disrupt decades of critical fieldwork tracking wild ape behavior. The situation underscores the growing threat to both the endangered species and their fragile habitat.
Critically endangered Bornean orangutans flee forests as staff at Cabang Panti work round the clock to stave off blazeWildfires in Indonesia are sweeping through a critical research site for Bornean orangutans and are now threatening a celebrated research camp, home to one of the world’s longest-running studies of wild apes.In the past few days, the fires have burned within 200 metres of Rangkong research station, a satellite of Cabang Panti research station, which lies about four miles north in Gunung Palung national park. Continue reading...
