JAKARTA - The Ragunan Wildlife Park, South Jakarta, plans to add operating hours until the evening for visitors who want to jog.
"We don't open to see animals on weekdays, but only for visitors who want to exercise jogging," said Ragunan Public Relations Head Wahyudi Bambang in Jakarta, Saturday, as quoted by Antara.
This policy, he said, is being prepared following the high public interest in exercising in the Ragunan area.
According to Bambang, this plan is also driven by the increasing trend of sports among the community. Since its construction in 2022, the jogging track facility at Ragunan has experienced a significant increase in users.
Ragunan which has been opened since 06.00 WIB is often crowded with residents who exercise.
"If we monitor in the field it is quite high (visitors who exercise). Because we open earlier in the morning at 06.00 WIB, the visitors are very crowded at the jogging place," he said.
According to him, the beautiful environment of Ragunan with shady trees and relatively clean air is a unique attraction compared to other locations in Jakarta.
"Maybe in Ragunan there are advantages because there is a nice nature, shady trees, this is a plus compared to other places that may not have so many trees," he said.
Therefore, night animal viewing activities are still limited to weekends, namely Saturday night through the 'Night at Ragunan Zoo' program.
"Regarding the problem of the Ragunan plan, yes, it is open for the night, the plan that we will open every day, except Fridays," said Bambang.
The plan to open the night for sports is likely to be realized in the near future. His party is still waiting for an official presentation to the public through the Ragunan social media channel.
"It will probably be done in the near future. Later, wait for the information formally from Ragunan through Instagram or our social media, yes, it will be delivered," he said.
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