WIDER IMAGE — Indonesian rescue centre takes in more orangutans as fires rage

For the photo essay click here By Willy Kurniawan and Yuddy Cahya Budiman KETAPANG, Indonesia, Oct 16 (Reuters) — In the jungles of Indonesian Borneo, a rehabilitation centre is taking in more orangutans as the country's worst wildfires in a decade sweep through the forest home of the critically endangered animals. The intense wildfires, burning mainly on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, began in July and could continue until November, aggravated by a severe El Niño weather pattern, the government has warned. "I think so far this looks quite similar to the 2015 fires," said Karmele Llano Sanchez, co-founder of Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI), who has worked in Indonesia for more than 20 years. "It's possible that in the months to come, they (the orangutans) will also be affected by not having enough to eat, not having enough room, enough habitat, and starvation." The world's three species of orangutan are native only to Borneo and Sumatra. YIARI, in the Ketapang region of Indonesia's West Kalimantan province, is now looking after 90 orangutans, after rescuing 49 since August, foundation spokesperson Heribertus Suciadi said. Over the last three years, the cent