Raging forest fires forced six orangutans to seek refuge in a conservation area managed by a palm oil company in West Kalimantan.

A local NGO, Yayasan International Animal Rescue Indonesia (YIARI), and the local natural resources conservation agency (BKSDA) had also placed two orangutans in the 4,000-hectare conservation area managed by Kayung Agro Lestari (KAL).

The eight orangutan refugees brought the total number of orangutans in the conser