After the blaze: forest fires have left Indonesia's wildlife in the lurch.

From: Animals | Date: September 1, 1998| Author: Paul, Smita Madan | Copyright information

Fires in Indonesia during 1997 and 1998 have devastated local wildlife. Coupled with the nation's other woes people are turning to the wildlife of Indonesia for food and profit. Orangutan babies are hard hit for their popularity as pets.

Forest fires have left Indonesia's wildlife in the lurch.

Slowly chain-smoking in the lobby of the Rimba Lodge in Tanjung Puting National Park, Liam Wratten, a 26-year-old zoology student from the United Kingdom, quietly explains how he...

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