Published: Sep 09, 2026, 23:50 IST | Updated: Sep 09, 2026, 23:50 IST
Five infant orangutans were rescued from a forest in Odisha's Balasore district on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, prompting a major international wildlife trafficking investigation. The critically endangered primates, which are not native to India, were spotted by local villagers huddled together in a casuarina plantation near the West Bengal border.