Indonesia, April 27 -- The Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conversation Agency (BKSDA) successfully evacuated an orangutan lost near the Haji Asan Airport area in Sampit, East Kotawaringin District, Central Kalimantan.

"We evacuated an orangutan after we received a report of it having wandered near the airport area," Sampit BKSDA Head, Muriansyah, remarked on Friday (April 26) night.

During the evacuation process, the BKSDA was assisted by the Orangutan Foundation International (OFI), Haji Asan Airport officers, local forest and land fire control team, and the Sampit reptile community.

The evacuation of the orangutan named Asan was carried out in rainy conditions and in the dark of the night. Due to other barriers, the process too...