JAKARTA - Ragunan Wildlife Park management has appealed to residents not to smoke in the tourist area in order to maintain the comfort of fellow visitors.

"We also appeal to visitors who want to smoke, do not do so in the area," said Head of Public Relations of Ragunan Wildlife Park Wahyudi Bambang when contacted in Jakarta, Antara, Tuesday, January 14.

Bambang said this in response to complaints from the public who commented on Ragunan's Instagram @ragunanzoo regarding the large number of visitors who smoke.

Based on the comments on social media, they asked Ragunan to be more strict in implementing the smoke-free area rules.

"There was a lot of input and criticism from visitors so they want Ragunan to become a smoke-free area," he said.

Until now, the Ragunan Wildlife Park management has continued to intensify supervision, namely by reprimanding visitors who find them smoking.

Therefore, they are open if there are visitors to Ragunan Wildlife Park who are able to provide criticism and suggestions so that the management of the tourist spot is better in the future.

Through the @ragunanzoo post on Sunday, a number of people complained that there were still many visitors who smoked.

"Officers must firmly reprimand visitors who smoke in the zoo area," quoted a comment from @gruusomeflower.

"It would be better to provide a special smoking area or at best make Ragunan a smoke-free area," commented @wisnuhidayatjati.

The management wants to make Ragunan a smoke-free area in accordance with Regional Regulation Number 88 of 2010 Amendment to Governor Regulation Number 75 of 2005 concerning No Smoking Areas.

The management of Ragunan Wildlife Park, South Jakarta, also provides electric cars and bicycles to make it easier for visitors to get around to see various types of animals while maintaining healthy air.

The electric car has a capacity of five people and costs only Rp250 thousand.

Then, his party also provided electric bicycles for visitors who came one or two people by paying IDR 50 thousand per hour.

A total of 98,978 people crowded the Ragunan Wildlife Park, South Jakarta, on January 1, 2025 to spend the 2024 Christmas and 2025 New Year (Nataru) holidays.


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