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"Indonesia To Close Island In Bid To Save Komodo Dragons"

"JAKARTA - Indonesia plans to close its eastern island of Komodo to the public next year in a bid to conserve rare Komodo dragons, the largest living species of lizard, a provincial official said on Tuesday.

The island is part of Komodo National Park, a conservation area between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores visited by more than 176,000 tourists from all over the world in 2018.

As well as the beautiful beaches and scenery, many visitors came to see the dragons, only found in the wild in eastern Indonesia. "

Tabita Diela reports for Reuters July 23, 2019.

Source: Reuters, 07/23/2019