Rescued as a baby in India, an orangutan has flown home to Indonesia

She was a baby orangutan far from any forest she belonged in — rescued in India, cared for by Indian wildlife authorities, and this week flown home to Indonesia. India's government waived every rupee of her care and upkeep costs, and both countries framed the handover plainly: endangered species survive only when nations cooperate. Five more young orangutans, rescued in Odisha in September and being cared for at Nandankanan Zoological Park, are on the same road home — Indonesian forestry experts will visit in November to help complete their return.

SDG 15 · Life on land — Mechanism: institutional program