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继前文解释印尼泥炭火风险后，八只受灾红毛猩猩被转移到相对安全的保护林。这一新进展说明一次救助为何重要，也解释栖息地危机为何仍未结束。

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On October 9, Indonesian wildlife workers moved eight Bornean orangutans away from forests damaged by fire. The group included three mothers with their young and two teenage males. They were taken to Batu Nyambu Protected Forest in West Kalimantan. The move was the first time this fire season that orangutans had been placed in a new area judged suitable and relatively safe.

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10月9日，印度尼西亚野生动物工作人员将8只婆罗洲红毛猩猩转移出受火灾破坏的森林。这一群体包括三对母子和两只雄性青少年猩猩。它们被送往西加里曼丹的巴图尼安布保护林。这是本次火灾季首次把红毛猩猩安置到一个被评估为适宜且相对安全的新区域。

The animals had been found between August and September in Ketapang and North Kayong. Fire had entered forests near farms and left them with less food and cover. Before the move, rescue workers checked their health and gave medical care when needed. The journey was difficult. It took about six hours by road, one hour by boat, and two hours on foot. Workers carried the animals in cages on bamboo poles during the final part.

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这些动物是在8月至9月间于吉打邦和北加荣被发现的。大火进入农场附近的森林，使它们能获得的食物和掩护减少。转移前，救援人员检查了它们的健康状况，并在需要时提供医疗照护。这段路程并不容易：公路运输约6小时，乘船1小时，随后还要步行2小时。在最后一段路上，工作人员用竹竿抬着装有这些动物的笼子。

Batu Nyambu covers about 23,000 hectares. It was chosen because it still has both primary and secondary forest, along with food, water, and links to other forest areas. These features give orangutans room to move and find what they need. However, finding a safe place is becoming harder. The fires are still burning, and conservation workers say many orangutans have lost their homes.

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巴图尼安布面积约2.3万公顷。这里被选中，是因为仍有原生林和次生林，也有食物、水源以及与其他森林区域相连的通道。这些条件为红毛猩猩提供了活动和寻找所需资源的空间。然而，找到安全地点正变得越来越困难。大火仍在燃烧，保护工作者说，许多红毛猩猩已经失去家园。

Since August, the West Kalimantan conservation agency and YIARI, a wildlife group, have rescued 46 orangutans affected by the fires. Moving eight healthy animals is therefore an important step, but it does not solve the larger problem. Indonesia is facing its worst wildfires in 11 years. Government data shows that 202,000 hectares burned from January to July. Other groups estimate that at least 600,000 more hectares burned later.

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自8月以来，西加里曼丹自然资源保护机构和野生动物组织YIARI已经救助了46只受火灾影响的红毛猩猩。因此，转移8只健康个体是重要一步，但并没有解决更大的问题。印度尼西亚正在经历11年来最严重的野火。政府数据显示，1月至7月有20.2万公顷土地被烧毁。其他组织估计，随后至少又有60万公顷被烧毁。

Dry weather linked to El Niño has helped the fires spread, while smoke has harmed people across the region. Reuters reported 175,000 cases of breathing illness in Indonesia. The haze also reached Malaysia and Singapore, where many schools closed as air quality became worse. The same disaster can therefore damage forests, threaten animals, and interrupt human life far beyond the place where a fire begins.

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与厄尔尼诺有关的干燥天气助长了火势，而烟雾也伤害了整个地区的人们。路透社报道，印度尼西亚出现了17.5万例呼吸系统疾病病例。烟霾还到达马来西亚和新加坡；随着空气质量恶化，许多学校停课。因此，同一场灾害会破坏森林、威胁动物，并在远离起火点的地方打断人类生活。

The rescue shows why wildlife protection needs more than emergency action. Animals must first be found, treated, and carried to safety. Then workers need enough connected forest for them to live naturally. If fires keep returning, even protected areas may face greater pressure. The eight orangutans now have another chance in the wild, but their future depends on protecting the forest around them.

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这次救援说明，野生动物保护需要的不只是紧急行动。人们首先要找到动物、为其治疗并把它们送到安全处。随后，工作人员还需要足够大且相互连通的森林，让动物能够自然生活。如果火灾不断重来，即使是保护区也可能承受更大压力。这8只红毛猩猩如今在野外获得了又一次机会，但它们的未来取决于周围森林能否得到保护。

新闻来源

Reuters · Indonesia moves 8 endangered orangutans to safety after Borneo fires

AP · Wildfires threaten Indonesia’s orangutans as rescuers find injured animals

ANTARA · BKSDA: 8 orangutan korban karhutla Kalbar ditranslokasi ke Batu Nyambu

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