尼尼克·卡尔米尼，安德伊·雅特米科 雅加达，印度尼西亚 — — 印度尼西亚婆罗洲岛部分地区的山火肆虐，导致濒危红毛猩猩难以生存，促使救援人员疏散了受伤、被困且被浓雾笼罩的动物。
NINIEK KARMINI, ANDI JATMIKO JAKARTA, Indonesia — Wildfires sweeping across parts of Indonesia’s Borneo island have left endangered orangutans struggling to survive, prompting rescuers to evacuate animals found injured, stranded and surrounded by thick haze.
一只名叫诺维塔的雌性婆罗洲红毛猩猩是近几个月来在苏门答腊和婆罗洲部分地区山火中获救的数十只猿类之一。婆罗洲红毛猩猩生存基金会主席雅马尔廷·西希特表示，她被发现紧紧抓住一棵几乎没有叶子的树，而在中加里曼丹省卡图内森林的焦灼景观中，浓烟滚滚。
A female Bornean orangutan nicknamed Novita was among dozens of apes rescued from wildfires in parts of Sumatra and Borneo in recent months. She was found clinging to a nearly leafless tree as dense smoke billowed across the scorched landscape in the Katune forest in Central Kalimantan province, said Jamartin Sihite, the chairman of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation.
西希特在接受美联社采访时说：“她的手掌和脚底出现了烧伤，这些烧伤很可能是在诺维塔试图到达一棵树时穿越燃烧区域时造成的。”他说，诺维塔估计3到4岁，被镇静、给予氧气和静脉输液，随后被送往尼亚鲁门格的康复中心。
“The palms of her hands and the soles of her feet suffered burns that were likely sustained when Novita crossed a burned area while trying to reach a tree,” Sihite told The Associated Press in an interview. He said that Novita, estimated to be 3 to 4 years old, was tranquilized, given oxygen and intravenous fluids and taken to the rehabilitation center in Nyaru Menteng.
西希特说，诺维塔的烧伤愈合后，将进行评估，以确定她是否能够攀爬并在自然环境中生存。“我们之前曾放生过失去几根手指的红毛猩猩，它们仍然能够在森林中生存，因此我们仍然相信诺维塔最终能够重返野外。”印度尼西亚的森林和土地火灾今年因厄尔尼诺现象加剧而恶化，导致旱季延长，不仅影响印度尼西亚部分婆罗洲地区，还波及苏门答腊岛的一些地区。这些地区的水资源短缺阻碍了灭火工作，而日本已向该岛提供了灭火援助。
Once her burns have healed, Novita will be evaluated to see if she can climb and survive in her natural environment, Sihite said. “We have previously released orangutans missing several fingers and they were still able to survive in the forest, so we remain hopeful that Novita can eventually return to the wild.”Forest and land fires in Indonesia have worsened this year as El Niño intensifies a prolonged dry season, not only in the Indonesian part of Borneo but also in some regions on Sumatra island. Water shortages in the areas have hampered firefighting, while Japan has provided firefighting assistance to the island.
一只名叫桑普尔纳的雄性红毛猩猩，据信约20岁，上个月初在西加里曼丹省凯塔邦县的一处油棕种植园被居民发现时正挣扎着呼吸，该地区受到山火影响。印度尼西亚林业部表示，该红毛猩猩在获救几小时后死亡。
A male orangutan named Sampurna, believed to be around 20 years old, was found struggling to breathe by residents early last month on a palm oil plantation in West Kalimantan’s Ketapang district, an area affected by wildfires. He died hours after being rescued, Indonesia’s Forestry Ministry said.
截至周六，已有超过270只野生动物在加里曼丹被救援、康复或引导至更安全的栖息地。
It said more than 270 wild animals in Kalimantan had been rescued, rehabilitated or guided to safer habitats as of Saturday.
政府数据显示，1月至7月期间，超过202,000公顷（499,000英亩）土地被烧毁。独立的“南达拉阿特拉斯”项目利用卫星影像监测火灾，估计到8月底，已有近896,000公顷（220万英亩）土地被烧毁。
Government data showed more than 202,000 hectares (499,000 acres) of land burned between January and July. The independent Nusantara Atlas project, which monitors fires using satellite imagery, estimated that nearly 896,000 hectares (2.2 million acres) had burned by the end of August.
有毒雾霾和烟雾也导致邻国出现健康危机。烟雾已飘散至菲律宾，距离超过800公里（500英里）。马来西亚方面，当局上周在马来西亚婆罗洲部分的砂拉越州宣布进入紧急状态。
Toxic haze and smoke have caused a health crisis in neighboring countries as well. The smoke has drifted as far as the Philippines, more than 800 kilometers (500 miles) away. In Malaysia, authorities declared an emergency last week in Sarawak on Malaysia’s part of Borneo.
中央加里曼丹自然资源保护局局长安德伊·穆罕默德·卡达菲表示，诺维塔的案例凸显了森林和泥炭地火灾对野生动物和人类的影响。
Novita’s case highlights the impact of forest and peatland fires on wildlife as well as people, said Andi Muhammad Kadhafi, head of the Central Kalimantan’s Natural Resources Conservation Agency, a government body.
他说：“野火不仅影响人类，还可能威胁野生动物及其栖息地。”“防火、栖息地保护、监测和快速响应需要同步进行。”
“Wildfires do not only affect humans but can also threaten wildlife and their habitats,” he said. “Fire prevention, habitat protection, monitoring and rapid response need to go hand in hand.