At risk: The baby orangutan gets treatment after the ordeal. The UK-based International Animal Rescue has staged more than a dozen operations to save orangutans and apes fleeing forest fires. (Photo/Mail Online)

They checked her over and gave her treatment including intravenous fluids.

As the mother began to recover from sedation, the pair were loaded up and transported to the conservation area of PT KAL, where they are being monitored by the oil palm company’s conservation team and report they are both adapting well.

The UK-headquartered group has conducted more than a dozen operations in the past two months to save orangutans which have strayed out of their natural habitats.

Alan Knight OBE, chief executive of IAR, said: 'We are thrilled with Gito's progress so far.