Reasons for rejecting Cat Island Tourism on Thousand Island: Conservation Area

Jakarta -Member of Commission B of DKI Jakarta DPRD PSI faction, Francine Widjojo, remains the plan of Tidung Kecil -Island in the thousand islands as a tourist place for the island of Cats. Francine emphasized that the island is a water conservation area and the provincial strategic area. Francine has those who supported the plan under the pretext of Tidung Kecil Island, not a conservation area. It was said on the basis of Article 70 paragraph 2 of DKI Jakarta Regional Regulation Number 7 of 2024 regarding regional space planning (RTRW). “This is clearly mentioned during the DKI Jakarta Regional Regulation No. 7 of 2024 regarding spatial and regional planning,” Francine told reporters on Sunday (1/6/2025). Browse to continue with the content in the Pera, he said, set a conservation area of ​​about 1,337 hectares in the thousand islands administration Regency. This includes Damar Kecil -Island, Karang Beras -Island, Pari -Island, Besar Payung -Island, Kecil Payung -Island, Tidung Besar -Island, Tidung Kecil -Island and Air Island. Article 94 Paragraph 1 of the RTRW regulation also said that he said that the Tidung Kecil Island is also a provincial strategic area from the interest of the function and carrying capacity of the environment. Then the island is also directed as a biota protection area as a conservation effort. “So it is not true that it is said that Tidung Kecil Island only enters the tourist zone and not conservation areas,” Francine said. “That means the whole flora and fauna in the region must be preserved,” he added. Francine reminded it, in 2019 the DKI Jakarta provincial KPKP office released 55 quotes in the conservation area of ​​Tidung Kecil Island, so that the ecosystem was maintained. He also said that cats are invasive predators that can destroy other animal species, including birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, to green turtles and amphibians. “It could be a threat to conservation,” Francine said. As a center for agro -tourism activities and marine conservation areas, Kecil Tidung is also a place for breeding scales, sperm whales, seest fish farming, mangrove nurseries and bare bread fruits. “There is a coral nursery on Tidung Kecil Island managed by the Center for Centment and Sea Conservation in the form of technical implementation units under the DKI Jakarta Provincial KPKP office,” Francine explained. The animal welfare activist is also concerned about the condition of the thousand islands unique compared to Jakarta. Francine said that cats living side by side have more different food sources than in nature. “Especially on small islands that are not residential areas. We cannot compare the state of cats in other regions in Jakarta as a large number of cats on Tidung Kecil -Island is released,” Francine said. Furthermore, if a large number of cats are released in small tidung, Francine is worried that the ecosystem on the island will be destroyed. The concern, he said, was also transmitted by the bird watching community that often made bird comments on the thousand islands “they could prey on animals there, including birds who lived or those who crossed the island,” he said. “They need to be cared for and guarded by their health, although Jakarta currently has one animal health center in South Jakarta, which is far from the thousand islands,” he said. He said wild cats in Jakarta are estimated at 1.5 million. According to him, the relocation effort will affect the population that will increase later. “If 1.5 million wild cats on the mainland of Jakarta are moved to the island of the cat on the thousand islands, it could be 1.5 million new wild cats, the initial location filled. As a result, the total number of 3 million wild cats in Jakarta could be relocated, it could actually be rats that are more dangerous to human health,” Francine has re -added. With that, Francine hopes that the allocation of funds for Cat Island can be used to improve animal health services that reach more Jakarta residents, both in terms of access, distance and price. “For example, by providing a puskeswan in every city in Jakarta, the addition of medical staff is at the Ragunan Health Puskeswan so that it can provide 24 -hour emergency services, and the Ragunan Puskeswan can increase to become the first animal hospital owned by the regional standard Jakarta,” he concluded. Previously, the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Pramono Anung, opened an option to open a Cat Island tour on the thousand island. He also quoted the Japanese country that did so. “If we can realize it later, it can also be an income for the thousand islands, for people to come and then enjoy cat tours,” Pramono said in Jakarta City Hall on Thursday (3/13). “So the idea of ​​Cat Island is not new. In Japan it was done. And the island of cats in Japan is an extraordinary tourist destination,” he continued. (AZH/AZH) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here