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- 1El Niño wildfires devastate Indonesia's orangutans●‘The toll is huge’: El Niño-driven wildfires overwhelm Indonesia’s orangutan population "The mother’s hands were peeling
Wildfires driven by El Niño conditions are overwhelming Indonesia's orangutan population, with rescuers describing severely burned and dehydrated animals. One rescued mother, named Mama Abu, suffered peeling hands from walking on scorched ground while her eight-month-old baby clung to her, thin and dehydrated. Conservationists say the toll on the endangered great apes is enormous as habitat burns across their range.