Orangutan rescue efforts amid wildfire smoke

An adult male orangutan named Sampurna receives oxygen after being found weak and unconscious in a community-owned oil palm plantation in Laman Satong Village, North Matan Hilir Sub-District, Ketapang District, West Kalimantan, Sunday (Aug. 30, 2026). A joint team from the West Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and the International Animal Rescue Indonesia Foundation (YIARI) evacuated Sampurna to the YIARI Orangutan Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. He was believed to have moved from his habitat due to forest and land fires and suffered respiratory problems after being exposed to heavy smoke for several days. ANTARA FOTO/HO/YIARI/Muffidz Ma'sum/YU/M052

Medical team members from YIARI and the West Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) evacuate an adult male orangutan named Sampurna, who was found weak and unconscious in a community-owned oil palm plantation in Laman Satong Village, North Matan Hilir Sub-District, Ketapang District, West Kalimantan, Sunday (Aug. 30, 2026). A joint team from BKSDA and YIARI evacuated Sampurna to the YIARI Orangutan Rescue and Rehabilitation Center after he was believed to have moved from his habitat due to forest and land fires and suffered respiratory problems after several days of exposure to heavy smoke. He was taken to the center for further medical examination and treatment. ANTARA FOTO/HO/YIARI/Muffidz Ma'sum/YU/M052

A medical team member from the International Animal Rescue Indonesia Foundation (YIARI) examines an adult male orangutan named Sampurna, who was found weak and unconscious in a community-owned oil palm plantation in Laman Satong Village, North Matan Hilir Sub-District, Ketapang District, West Kalimantan, Sunday (Aug. 30, 2026). A joint team from the West Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and YIARI evacuated Sampurna to the YIARI Orangutan Rescue and Rehabilitation Center after he was believed to have moved from his habitat due to forest and land fires and suffered respiratory problems after several days of exposure to heavy smoke. ANTARA FOTO/HO/YIARI/Muffidz Ma'sum/YU/M052

An adult male orangutan named Sampurna lies unconscious as he is evacuated from a community-owned oil palm plantation in Laman Satong Village, North Matan Hilir Sub-District, Ketapang District, West Kalimantan, Sunday (Aug. 30, 2026). A joint team from the West Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and the International Animal Rescue Indonesia Foundation (YIARI) evacuated Sampurna to the YIARI Orangutan Rescue and Rehabilitation Center after he was believed to have moved from his habitat due to forest and land fires and suffered respiratory problems after several days of exposure to heavy smoke. ANTARA FOTO/HO/YIARI/Muffidz Ma'sum/YU/M052