Nutritional care for Orangutans amid wildfire haze

  • September 10, 2026 21:01 GMT+700

A caregiver bottle-feeds a Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) at the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan School in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, Thursday (Sept. 10, 2026). The Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA), in collaboration with the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF), is providing supplementary milk, food, and honey to safeguard the animals' health after finding 21 orangutans exhibiting symptoms of acute respiratory tract infection consistent with exposure to thick haze from ongoing forest and land fires. (ANTARA FOTO/Bayu Pratama S/YU/M052)

A caregiver interacts with a Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) at the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan School in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, Thursday (Sept. 10, 2026). The Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA), in collaboration with the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF), is providing supplementary milk, food, and honey to safeguard the animals' health after finding 21 orangutans exhibiting symptoms of acute respiratory tract infection consistent with exposure to thick haze from ongoing forest and land fires. (ANTARA FOTO/Bayu Pratama S/YU/M052)

Caregivers bottle-feed young Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) at the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan School in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, Thursday (Sept. 10, 2026). The Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA), in collaboration with the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF), is providing supplementary milk, food, and honey to safeguard the animals' health after finding 21 orangutans exhibiting symptoms of acute respiratory tract infection consistent with exposure to thick haze from ongoing forest and land fires. (ANTARA FOTO/Bayu Pratama S/YU/M052)

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