In Indonesia there is an island inhabited exclusively by Komodo dragons , called Komodo Island. Although it was declared “closed to the public” two years ago, now it seems that it is going to reopen converted into a kind of “Jurassic Park” that apparently UNESCO is concerned.
This is the controversial “Jurassic Park” that will open in Indonesia and that worries UNESCO
On the so-called «Komodo Island» lived not only a large population of Komodo dragons (the second largest in the world), but even 2,000 people who had to leave their homes in 2019 when the island was closed to humans with such to preserve the creatures that have inhabited it for hundreds of years.
However , the idea has been reconsidered and now the intention is to create a kind of “Jurassic Park” in which the Komodo dragons can be visited and admired. The construction of the ambitious tourism project began last year, but it immediately aroused much controversy since the machines and work trucks would already be scaring the dragons that inhabit the island that covers a total area of 1817 square kilometers. In fact, an image was shared on social networks that quickly went viral and in which you could see how a Komodo dragon was in front of a large truck.
For this reason, and despite the fact that the Indonesian government ignores criticism from environmentalists, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has already raised a “voice of alarm” around the fact that a tourist park is built that attracts half a million visitors a year and that could put the lives of the 3,100 Komodo dragons that live in it at risk.
Creatures that can measure up to 3 meters long and are at the top of the food chain of their habitat, but that are often hunted illegally , so the construction of the park to be able to observe them closely represents a new attack on their habitat. tranquility and somehow, survival.
Despite the complaints, the Indonesian government has made it clear that the ” project will go ahead, “ as a senior official from the Indonesian Ministry of the Environment told Reuters. “It has been shown to have no impact.”
However, it is not clear to UNESCO how government officials came to this conclusion and they hope that the “Jurassic Park” project will not harm the Komodo dragons since they have requested to meet with those responsible for the project in Indonesia as well as with the government itself, but for the moment, they have not received a response.
