National Komodo park in East Nusa Tenggara will be closed for a year

News24xx.com - The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) government plans to close the Komodo National Park from tourist visits for one year. This is done as an effort to increase the population of komodo dragons, and also deers which are the main prey of these ancient animals.

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"We will close the Komodo National Park for one year. The NTT government will make arrangements for the Komodo National Park area to be better, so that the Komodo habitat becomes more developed" said NTT Governor Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat, as quoted by Antara.

Viktor said, the closure of the Komodo National Park to facilitate local governments to organize the tourist area. However, he did not explain when the closure of the Komodo National Park area happens. According to him the Komodo dragon habitat conditions in West Manggarai Regency, the western tip of Flores Island has been diminishing.

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Because of the small body condition of the Komodo dragon, it is assessed as the impact of the reduced of the deer population which is the main food of the Komodo dragon. "The Komodo dragon's body condition is not as big as it once was, because the deer population as the main prey for the Komodo dragon continues to decrease due to the rampant deer hunting in that region" Viktor said.

 

 

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