An adult male orangutan found struggling to breathe in a palm oil plantation on Indonesia’s Borneo died hours after being rescued, authorities said on Thursday.The orangutan, named Sampurna and believed to be around 20 years old, was found by residents on Sunday morning in Ketapang district, West Kalimantan, an area affected by wildfires.He was unable to stand and was struggling to breathe when a joint team from the West Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency and the Indonesian Foundation for the Rehabilitation of Forest and Wildlife (YIARI) arrived, the Forestry Ministry said.
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THU · 2026-09-03 · 12:29 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0903-108846
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Orangutan in Indonesia dies after exposure to haze fires, abnormalities in lungs
An adult male orangutan, named Sampurna and estimated to be around 20 years old, died hours after being rescued in a palm oil plantation on Indonesia's Borneo. Residents found Sampurna struggling to breathe and unable to stand on Sunday morning in Ketapang district, West Kalimantan, an area experiencing wildfires.
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An adult male orangutan, named Sampurna and estimated to be around 20 years old, died hours after being rescued in a palm oil plantation on Indonesia's Borneo. Residents found Sampurna struggling to breathe and unable to stand on Sunday morning in Ketapang district, West Kalimantan, an area experiencing wildfires. A joint team from the West Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency and the Indonesian Foundation for the Rehabilitation of Forest and Wildlife (YIARI) arrived to assist. The Forestry Ministry reported that abnormalities were found in the orangutan's lungs after his death.
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The orangutan was unable to stand and struggling to breathe when rescuers arrived.
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The orangutan was found in a palm oil plantation affected by wildfires.
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An adult male orangutan died after struggling to breathe.
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The orangutan was named Sampurna and believed to be around 20 years old.
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