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Island in Southeast Asia
Borneo is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of 748,168 km2 (288,869 sq mi), and population of 23,053,723. Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda Islands, located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra. The island is crossed by the equator, which divides it roughly in half. In Indonesia, the island is also known as Kalimantan, which is also the name of the Indonesian region located on the island. The rest of the island consists of East Malaysia and Brunei.
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The orangutans were rescued from areas in Indonesian Borneo that were ravaged by wildfires between August and September.
Eight endangered orangutans rescued from areas of Indonesia’s Borneo ravaged by wildfires have been released into a protected forest
<p><strong>Ketapang: </strong>Eight Orangutans rescued in recent weeks from blazes that tore through Borneo Island have been released into a protected forest, according to Indonesian authorities and rescuers. </p><p>The apes were rescued from several locations razed by fires, mostly plantations near their forest…