Indonesia wildfires threaten orangutans rescued from animal traffickers

Firefighters and staff from the centre battle to contain the approaching wildfire. Photograph: Yiari

Orangutans rescued from wildlife traffickers face a new threat from the record number of fires that have broken out in Indonesia in recent weeks.

Flames have come within metres of an animal rehabilitation centre in West Kalimantan as hot, dry and windy conditions have been amplified by a powerful El Niño and the human-driven climate crisis.