Five Baby Orangutans Found in India Highlight Illegal Wildlife Trade

• Five baby orangutans, three males and two females aged six to eight months, were found in a casuarina forest in Odisha, India.
• The orangutans were over 2,700km from their native rainforests in Borneo and Sumatra.
• The discovery highlights India's growing role as a destination for trafficked apes.
• The illegal wildlife trade is booming, with these orangutans being a recent example.
• Authorities are investigating the source and destination of the trafficked orangutans.