PolicyMonday, October 5, 2026Mongabay
‘There could be local extinction’: The fight to protect Indonesia’s orangutans as El Niño fuels fires
The ongoing fires in Indonesia's rainforests, which house over half of the world's critically endangered Bornean orangutan population, have raised alarms among scientists and experts about the risk of local extinction. Urgent measures are needed to protect this vulnerable species and its habitat from the devastating effects of climate change, particularly as El Niño intensifies these fires.
