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Indonesia rescues second orangutan mother and baby from wildfire

An orangutan mother and her baby, threatened by wildfires encroaching on their habitat in Indonesia, were rescued earlier this week, authorities said in a statement Saturday.

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Published by CurrentWire Sep 5, 2026 at 5:10 AM ET · First coverage Sep 5, 2026 at 6:40 AM ET

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Coverage at a glance

First observed by CurrentWire: Al Jazeera · Sep 5, 2026 at 4:44 AM ET
Coverage span: 1h 55m
Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications

Indonesia rescues second orangutan mother and baby from wildfire

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Indonesia rescues second orangutan mother and baby from wildfire(opens original report in a new tab)Yesterday
Al JazeeraTier B
Orangutan mother and infant rescued from wildfire-hit forest in Indonesia(opens original report in a new tab)Yesterday

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First report from Al Jazeera
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Story updateCoverage went from 2 to 1 sources

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Phys.org (phys.org), a Tier B publisher, filed this report on Sep 5, 2026 at 6:40 AM ET. CurrentWire published this page on Sep 5, 2026 at 5:10 AM ET.

Filed under General · International · News. Topics extracted from this report, with other live CurrentWire stories mentioning each: Wildfires (1).

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