KUPANG: Tourists willing for a close-up have a look at komodo dragons of their herbal habitat may well be hit with an alarming invoice, if one Indonesian flesh presser will get his method.
The governor of East Nusa Tenggara province -- home to the arena's largest lizard -- has proposed charging guests $500 to peer the endangered species, about 50 instances the present entrance rate for foreign tourists at Komodo National Park.
And if Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat prevails, the park can be off limits to all but "extraordinary" guests with cash to burn.
"(Komodo dragons) are very unique, but sadly they come cheap," the governor stated this week, all through a speech to university administrators.
"Only people with deep pockets are allowed to (see the komodo dragons). Those who don't have the money shouldn't visit the park since it specifically caters to extraordinary people," he added.
The governor -- who additionally steered leisure boats must be charged a $50,000 entrance rate -- stated he would talk with the central government, which administers the nationwide park.
The provincial government and federal setting ministry didn't reply to requests for comment on the proposed rate hike.
Indonesian politicians have a protracted historical past of pronouncing plans that hardly ever come to pass, together with the previous drug czar's proposal to construct a jail surrounded by moats filled with piranhas and crocodiles to tighten security.
Thousands of tourists annually descend on the cluster of islands in jap Indonesia which can be the one place on the earth the place komodo dragons can also be noticed of their herbal habitat.
Previously, the government deliberate to limit the selection of tourists over concerns that the influx was hanging force on the setting and endangering the giant lizard's habitat.
The slavering carnivores, which can develop to around three metres (10 toes) in duration and weigh up to 70 kilograms (154 pounds), can also be dangerous to humans although deadly assaults are uncommon.
The governor of East Nusa Tenggara province -- home to the arena's largest lizard -- has proposed charging guests $500 to peer the endangered species, about 50 instances the present entrance rate for foreign tourists at Komodo National Park.
And if Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat prevails, the park can be off limits to all but "extraordinary" guests with cash to burn.
"(Komodo dragons) are very unique, but sadly they come cheap," the governor stated this week, all through a speech to university administrators.
"Only people with deep pockets are allowed to (see the komodo dragons). Those who don't have the money shouldn't visit the park since it specifically caters to extraordinary people," he added.
The governor -- who additionally steered leisure boats must be charged a $50,000 entrance rate -- stated he would talk with the central government, which administers the nationwide park.
The provincial government and federal setting ministry didn't reply to requests for comment on the proposed rate hike.
Indonesian politicians have a protracted historical past of pronouncing plans that hardly ever come to pass, together with the previous drug czar's proposal to construct a jail surrounded by moats filled with piranhas and crocodiles to tighten security.
Thousands of tourists annually descend on the cluster of islands in jap Indonesia which can be the one place on the earth the place komodo dragons can also be noticed of their herbal habitat.
Previously, the government deliberate to limit the selection of tourists over concerns that the influx was hanging force on the setting and endangering the giant lizard's habitat.
The slavering carnivores, which can develop to around three metres (10 toes) in duration and weigh up to 70 kilograms (154 pounds), can also be dangerous to humans although deadly assaults are uncommon.
Keen to see a komodo dragon? $500 please, says Indonesian governor
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