Orangutan dies from haze-linked lung damage in Indonesian Borneo wildfires

An adult male orangutan died hours after rescue from a palm oil plantation in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, with lung abnormalities attributed to wildfire haze exposure. The incident underscores the ecological and health toll of ongoing peatland fires in Indonesian Borneo, which have intensified during the dry season. The extent of wildlife mortality and broader ecosystem damage remains unquantified.