@gmanews: WATCH: An orangutan writhing on the ground in a weak state on a palm-oil plantation near the fire site, as Jais, a farmer in Ketapang, West Kalimantan on Borneo island - the province hardest-hit by raging forest fires - was en route to his farm when he found the orangutan last Sunday, August 30, 2026. The animal will be moved to a rehabilitation center to get more treatment, according to the wildlife foundation officials. It will be released back into the wild once it recovers, adding that the wildlife foundation has rescued seven orangutans due to fires so far. Indonesia has intensified efforts to contain haze from forest and land fires across six provinces in Borneo and Sumatra islands after smoke triggered respiratory illnesses and forced thousands of schools to move classes online, including in neighboring Malaysia. | via Reuters Courtesy: Reuters #GMANews

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