India discovers five endangered baby orangutans in forest, triggers wildlife trafficking investigation

Five baby orangutans were found in a forest in Odisha, India's eastern state, far from their natural habitat in Indonesia and Malaysia, prompting an investigation by India's Wildlife Protection Department into illegal trafficking networks, according to ABC News Australia. Orangutans are critically endangered and found in the wild only in Indonesia and Malaysia, making their presence in India a significant indicator of organized wildlife crime, said Sumanth Bindumadhav, Director of Wildlife Protection Department at Humane Society International India, who spoke to ABC News Australia about the case.