There Are Additional Two Komodo, Thousands Of People Visit The First Holiday Of The Ragunan Wildlife Park

A number of complicated animals at Ragunan Wildlife Park, Jakarta, Wednesday (28/6/2023). (Doc. ANTARA/Luhfia Miranda Putri)

JAKARTA - Ragunan Wildlife Park on the first day of the Eid al-Adha holiday is crowded with people.

The manager of the Ragunan Wildlife Park, South Jakarta, said that around 5,000 people visited the tourist location located at Jalan Harsono RM Number 1 during the Eid al-Adha 1444 Hijri holiday.

"Precisely 5,547 visitors who bought tickets online and offline until 11.00 WIB," said Ragunan Wildlife Park Service and Public Relations Staff (Humas) Wahyudi Bambang when contacted in Jakarta, Wednesday.

Bambang detailed the number of visitors who bought 592 online tickets, five bicycles, 56 motorbikes, and 46 cars.

Meanwhile, the number of visitors who bought tickets on the spot was 4,955 people, 29 bicycles, 576 motorbikes, 388 cars, and three buses.

Including 332 visitors to the Schmutzer Primata Center and 211 people visiting the Children's Animal Park.

Bambang explained that there were no special events during this year's Eid al-Adha holiday, but what is clear is that Ragunan Wildlife Park is still open.

"On Eid al-Adha 1444 Hijri on Thursday (29/6) tomorrow from 10.00 to 16.00 WIB, it remains open in accordance with Governor Regulation Number 63 of 2018," he concluded, quoted from ANTARA, Wednesday, June 28.

Previously, the wife of the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Mirdiyanti named two Komodo dragons that had just joined the Ragunan Wildlife Park, South Jakarta, under the names Polita (beta) and Juma (jantan).

"The level of the two Komodo dragons is PJ, namely Polita and Juma. Polita means smart and Juma is Berkah Friday," said Mirdiyanti when met in Jakarta, Friday.

Mirdiyanti hopes that the two names in the four-year-old Komodo dragon can bring blessings to the Ragunan Wildlife Park.

Head of the Ragunan Wildlife Park Management Unit, Endah Rumiyati, added that the arrival of the Komodo dragon was the result of cooperation between the Ragunan Wildlife Park and Taman Safari Indonesia conservation institutions.

According to Endah, after going through a sufficient adaptation period, the Komodo dragon was comfortable at home and began to look active around to get to know its territory.

The two Komodo dragons were born on Thursday (21/3/2019) at Taman Safari Indonesia (TSI) so that currently the Komodo dragon is about four years old.

"For that age, Komodo dragons are still young and they will be ready to reproduce at the age of five," concluded Endah.