Relief for Komodo dragons: ban tourists from entering the island | Chronic

In search of keeping the known and dangerous "Komodo dragon", the Indonesian government has decided to ban the entry of tourists on the island of the same name from next year and for 12 months.

The measure will come into effect from January 2020 and will last 12 months, although it may be extended for an additional year if conditions require it.

Tourists will continue to observe reptiles on the nearby islands of Rinca and Padar, which are part of Komodo National Park, the agency said. EFE citing official sources.

The head of the regional secretariat of East Nusa Tenggara Province, Marius Ardu Jelamu, said that mbad tourism had caused the aggressiveness of Komodo dragons "What made that in many cases they were bitten by these reptiles"

The initiative is aimed at recovering populations of deer and buffalo, which feed on dragons and which have declined due to poaching, while preventing mbad tourism that fouls the island and affects lizards.

"We want to close it to preserve it, we will rethink the island so that it becomes a world-clbad conservation area", said the official.