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Acute Respiratory Distress Among Residents and Orangutans Seriously Threatened: How Devastating Forest Fires Ravage Kalimantan
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Widespread forest fires on Indonesian Kalimantan, ignited for mining and plantations and fueled by drought, have destroyed approximately 60 percent of the habitat of critically endangered orangutans. The resulting toxic smoke has caused acute respiratory distress among local residents, leading to numerous hospitalizations requiring oxygen treatment.
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