Mama Abu is a mother orangutan. Her baby is Abu. They live in a forest in Indonesia. Now the forest is on fire. The fire is very big. Mama Abu and Abu are hurt. Their hands are burned. They are very thirsty. They have no food. They need help.
Indonesia's Orangutans in Peril as Wildfires Rage
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The weather is very dry. This is because of El Niño. El Niño is a weather event. It makes the air hot and dry. People use fire to clear land. The fire spreads fast. It burns the forest. It also burns peatland. Peatland is wet ground. But now it is dry. So it burns too. The fire is hard to stop.
A doctor helps the orangutans. Her name is Dr. Sanchez. She and her team find animals in the fire. They give them medicine. They take them to a safe place. Many orangutans are saved. But one orangutan dies. The smoke is bad for their lungs. The future is hard for them. There is no food. The forest is gone. Other animals are hurt too. Gibbons and elephants also lose their homes.
Sources: theguardian.com