### [2026-08-30](/feed/2026/08/30/index.md)

##### 2026 Indonesia wildfires
# An orangutan named Sampurna is reported to be rescued from a haze fire zone in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, on Indonesia's Borneo island. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/orangutan-rescued-fire-zone-indonesias-borneo-battles-respiratory-illness-2026-08-30/)

### Changes:

1. A orangutan named Sampurna is reported to be rescued from a haze fire zone in Ketapang, West Kalimantan on Indonesia's Borneo island.  _2026-08-31 02:03:03 (First version)_
1. An orangutan named Sampurna is reported to be rescued from a haze fire zone in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, on Indonesia's Borneo island.  _(Current version)_

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