A critically endangered orangutan mother and baby have been rescued after being ensnared in a trap that caused severe injuries.
Gadis, believed to be 25, and her 10-month-old son, Garis, were found by conservation workers in Indonesia enmeshed in a trap thought to be for wild boar.
The pair – who were rescued early on Friday morning – were discovered near a village located in the Central Kalimantan province on the Indonesian part of Borneo, with Gadis suffering painful lacerations caused by the trap tearing ‘deep into her flesh’.
Both are now receiving medical treatment at the Orangutan Foundation International clinic near the
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