The future of Komodo National Park hangs in the balance, caught between tourism industry and environmental concerns
Komodo dragons, the world’s largest lizards, are getting smaller. Why? Because people are poaching their prey in Komodo National Park, in Indonesia.
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The future of Komodo National Park hangs in the balance, caught between tourism industry and environmental concerns
- Rampant poaching of deer, the prey of the park’s famous reptilian residents, has caused the large lizards to shrink in size
- Local authorities push for year-long closure, but Indonesia’s central government resistant
Updated: Thursday, 7 Feb, 2019 10:15am
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Komodo dragons, the world’s largest lizards, are getting smaller. Why? Because people are poaching their prey in Komodo National Park, in Indonesia.
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