Rescued Orangutans To Stay In Odisha? Forest Minister Speaks Out On Ownership & Proof

Bhubaneswar: The five orangutans rescued recently from Badapahi area near Ranakotha reserve forest in Baleshwar district, are expected to remain in the state, with the Odisha government clarifying that no foreign country has yet presented valid, concrete ownership claims backed by official proof. Orangutans are native exclusively to the tropical rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra in Southeast Asia. Their unusual…