Tourism threats preservation of the Komodo Island

How real is the threat of tourism's impact on Komodo National Park?

Komodo dragon at Komodo National Park Source: Wikimedia Commons/Adhi Rachdian/CC BY 2.0

Yuvensius Stefanus Nonga, an environmental activist in East Nusa Tenggara, discussed the threat of the impact of tourism on Komodo National Park.

This week, the police thwarted the smuggling of 100 deer and wild buffalos from the national park. Not long ago savanna fires also occurred. Is there anything wrong with the management of the National Park?

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