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Komodo dragon conservation efforts prove controversial in Indonesia mongabay.com August 25, 2008 Efforts to protect a giant reptile upset local humans.
Locals on the Indonesian island of Komodo say regulations pushed by environmentalists have increased conflict between dragons and people, putting both at greater risk. The paper reports that on the advice of Putri Naga Komodo, a local subsidiary of The Nature Conservancy, authorities have banned the hunting of deer — the primary food source for dragons — and prohibited the ownership of dogs, which traditionally keep dragons away from villages. Meanwhile the park officials have yet to build protective fences around villages. Villagers blame these factors for last year's death of a 9-year-old boy. The child was killed by a dragon lurking near a village.
For its part, The Nature Conservancy's Chief Communications Officer James R. Petterson says its program is still evolving and that "any concern expressed by the villagers will be taken seriously."
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