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One-Third World Orangutans at Risk From Fires in Sumatra and Borneo

2015-11-01 15:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Despite some rainfall in the last few days, thousands of fires continue to burn on the main islands of Sumatra and Borneo. Unlike previous years, when fires mainly impacted agricultural land, these fires, fueled by a particularly dry season due to El Nino, have swept into national parks and primary forests, the last refuges for so many iconic endangered species, such as orangutans, rhinoceros and tigers. All these animals hover on the brink of extinction and now the odds have been tipped even...

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