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Legislator Says Ragunan Ticket Increase Must Bring Better Quality

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Jakarta’s city council and Ragunan Wildlife Park management agreed to raise admission to 10,000 rupiah.
  • Legislator Hardiyanto Kenneth said the additional revenue should improve enclosure safety, sanitation, animal care and veterinary staffing.
  • Ragunan’s annual operating needs total about 160 billion rupiah, while its own revenue is about 30 billion rupiah, leaving roughly 70% funded by the Jakarta regional budget.

Ragunan’s higher entrance fee should come with better protection for visitors and animals, Jakarta legislator Hardiyanto Kenneth said after the city council and park management agreed to set admission at 10,000 rupiah.

Several times ago, a child fell into the elephant enclosure. This is one of our concerns, and we hope safety standards can be improved alongside the tariff adjustment.

· Hardiyanto KennethHe cited visitor safety as a priority for the additional ticket revenue.

Kenneth said the extra revenue should support priority needs at the wildlife park, including enclosure security, sanitation, cleanliness and animal care. He pointed to an incident in which a child fell into an elephant enclosure as a reminder that safety standards need to improve alongside the ticket adjustment.

He also said higher revenue could reduce Ragunan’s dependence on Jakarta’s regional budget. About 70% of the park’s operating costs are currently covered by the budget, he said, and greater financial independence could free public funds for other programs.

Our hope with this tariff increase is that Ragunan Wildlife Park can become financially independent.

· Hardiyanto KennethHe said greater park revenue could reduce reliance on Jakarta’s regional budget.

Kenneth urged the park to use the additional money for breeding programs and staff welfare. He cited a male gorilla that does not have a mate and said an exchange program with other zoos could help it obtain a female partner and breed properly. He also called for better conditions for employees and technical workers.

There are more than 2,200 animals at Ragunan Wildlife Park, but there are only eight veterinarians. That is extremely imbalanced.

· Hardiyanto KennethHe called for more veterinary staff.

Veterinary staffing is another concern. Ragunan has more than 2,200 animals but only eight veterinarians, Kenneth said, calling the imbalance severe and urging the hiring of more animal doctors as a priority. Park head Endah Rumiyanti welcomed the tariff change, saying annual operating needs reach about 160 billion rupiah while independently generated revenue totals only around 30 billion rupiah.

Our total annual operating budget needs reach around 160 billion rupiah, but the independent revenue we can collect is only about 30 billion rupiah a year.

· Endah RumiyantiThe park head described the gap between operating costs and self-generated income.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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