Komodo dragons are in danger and the Indonesian government has announced that it will close access to the island next year due to continued theft of this majestic animal.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himKomodo dragons are in danger and the Indonesian government has announced that it will close access to the island next year due to continued theft of this majestic animal.
The island with its Komodo National Park is expected to be closed from January 2020 for a period of 12 months. The reason explains it Marius Jelamud, spokesman for the Ministry of the Environment of East Nusa Tenggara, or the theft of dragons.
The decision was announced after yet another East Java police operation which in recent days released alarming data on the smuggling of Komodo dragons. During the last investigation, 41 dragons destined for the international black market. The dragons would have been sold for 51 million rupees, or almost 32 thousand euros each.
"The criminals intended to ship the animals to three Southeast Asian countries via Singapore," said Akhmad Yusep Gunawan, head of the East Java Police Special Crimes Unit.
Five gods baby dragons caught by the traffickers they were rescued, but they would have ended up like everyone else. As we know, in the Asian market these poor animals are used as ingredients in traditional medicine to produce antibiotics.
According to UNESCO figures, there are currently 5700 draghi in Komodo scattered in the National Park which is a World Heritage Site and their natural habitat. Dragons are the largest lizards on the planet, they eat a lot and can smell food even at a distance of 10 km.
They are majestic animals that resemble mythological dragons, but rarely attack humans, except when they feel in danger. Beautiful reptiles, but also more endangered: Komodo dragons are one of the most endangered species.
With this temporary closure, authorities hope to stem thefts and implement a conservation program, increasing the local dragon population.
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