Indonesia is carrying out its debatable plans to build a Jurassic Park-style multimillion-dollar charm for tourists eager to take a look at its famous Komodo dragons, the world’s largest lizards.
The $6. 5 million proposal, which has attracted fire from wildlife conservation groups, is related to a government-sponsored economic and tourist re-urbanization crusade for the resumption of foreign tourism.
The architects of the concept went to Instagram to share a video of his design, with the theme song of composer John Williams used in the dinosaur film franchise.
An official timetable has not been confirmed, however, paintings of structures will be made on Rinca Island in Komodo National Park and will feature a 1. 3-hectare geopark and a tourist data centre.
Approximately 4000 Komodo dragons live in an island organization in the park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a massive tourist attraction. The Indonesian government temporarily cut off public access in April 2019 to allow giant reptiles to do so after the government destroyed a local dragon smuggling network.
Normally, visitors arrived by boat after being strongly discouraged from getting too close to giant, hard reptiles, whose poisonous bite can prove fatal, are meant to stay with local guides and not venture alone.
In 2019, tougher adjustments were discussed on the island, and the local government made plans to restrict the number of visitors through park tickets and higher fees.
As COVID-19 spread in Indonesia (national case numbers amount to more than 280,000 infections), visits to Komodo were reduced again.
A spokesman park councillor told VICE News that it was open after being closed from March to July due to COVID. A maximum of 25 other people depending on the day can make a stopover in still with pre-registration in the agencies.
It is unclear how dragons will appear in the new charm, but environmentalists and citizens have criticized the proposal.
“According to our ancestors, conservation means living with Komodo dragons within their ecosystem,” an islander told ABC News. “Conservation has nothing to do with achieving monetary benefits. “
A representative of Komodo’s business network also told ABC that the plan will be abandoned. “We ask the government to be completely transparent about its structure and to consult the public without delay in advance,” Aloysius Suhartim Karya said.
The Indonesian government did not respond to VICE News’ requests for comment.
But Shana Fatina, director-general of the local tourism authority, would have said that officials from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry had been consulted and that progress on Rinca Island would disrupt ongoing conservation efforts.