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Orangutan infant has fever, expert panel formed in Odisha
One of the five baby orangutans rescued in Odisha's Balasore district has developed a fever, the Hindu reports, quoting officials who say the animal's temperature rises when medication wears off. The other…
One of the five baby orangutans rescued in Odisha's Balasore district has developed a fever, the Hindu reports, quoting officials who say the animal's temperature rises when medication wears off. The other four are healthy. The zoo has installed mosquito nets and provides round-the-clock care. The orangutans are fed milk and fruit puree every two hours.
The Odisha Forest Department formed a five-member technical committee to monitor the orangutans' health and welfare for six months, OdishaTV reports. The panel includes experts from the Wildlife Institute of India, Mysuru Zoo, and the National Zoological Park in Delhi. The director of Nandankanan Zoological Park is the convener.
The critically endangered apes, native only to Indonesia and Malaysia, were found on September 8 near a highway in Bichitrapur forest. The BBC and the Guardian report that the Odisha government suspects an international trafficking racket. The police Special Task Force and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau are investigating.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All six sources reported the orangutan rescue and subsequent fever in a neutral, wire-like style with no editorial slant. The BBC and Guardian added conservation context and trafficking suspicion, while the Indian outlets focused on the government-formed committee and zoo protocols. The uniformity suggests a consensus on the facts: five trafficked infants, one sick, a six-month expert panel in place, and an active STF investigation. The key figure to track is the health outcome of the febrile orangutan, which will test the adequacy of the zoo's quarantine protocols.
Coverage: 6 sources, 6 neutral
Sources (6): odishatv.in (neutral report), odishatv.in (2) (neutral report), odishatv.in (3) (neutral report), bbc.co.uk (neutral report), theguardian.com (neutral report), thehindu.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 6 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
Updated: this story now draws on 6 sources.
