Monas park to welcome ten deer next month<\/p>\n
Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The city administration is scheduled to transfer 10 spotted deer
\nfrom the Bogor presidential palace in Bogor, West Java to the
\nNational Monument (Monas) square in Central Jakarta on May 22.<\/p>\n
Hadi S. Alikodra, the coordinator of the team tasked to handle
\nthe relocation of the animals, said on Thursday all preparations,
\nincluding the 2.5-hectare site at Monas square, had been
\ncompleted.<\/p>\n
"Everything is OK., we have also received the permit from the
\nstate secretary to move the deer from Bogor presidential palace,"
\nAlikodra told the press after meeting with Governor Sutiyoso.<\/p>\n
Alikodra, who is an expert on the wild Javanese ox from the
\nBogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB), was hired by the city
\nadministration to coordinate the team tasked with preparing the
\nrelease of the deer at Monas grounds.<\/p>\n
The idea to release the 10 deer -- eight doe and two males --
\ncame from Governor Sutiyoso following the completion of his
\ncontroversial project to fence Monas.<\/p>\n
The deer settlement has also alarmed many, as experts have
\nquestioned whether a crowded area like Monas is a suitable place
\nfor such sensitive animals. Sutiyoso has ignored the warnings,
\nsaying the plan has been approved by experts.<\/p>\n
Alikodra also revealed the plan of the city administration to
\ntake two male deer from India, as part of the efforts to improve
\nthe genes of the animals, who have been inbred since they were
\nplaced in the grounds of the Bogor palace in 1911.<\/p>\n
"We hope that the Indian deer will arrive in Jakarta next
\nyear," he added.<\/p>\n
Five hectares of land or 5 percent of Monas square has been
\nprepared for the deer. Some 1.5 hectares of it has been planted
\nwith grass expected to be the source of food for the animals,
\nwhich consume between five kilograms and seven kilograms of grass
\nper day.<\/p>\n
As explained in the paper prepared for the meeting, some 3.2
\nhectares of the area has been planted with trees to provide
\nshelter from both from the sun and rain.<\/p>\n
Alikodra said that although Monas only needed 10 deer, the
\nteam would catch some 20 deer, from which 10 would be selected.
\nThe deer will be placed in plywood boxes and then taken to a
\nquarantine room.<\/p>\n
The deer will be tranquilized to prevent injury in case they
\ntry to escape from the boxes.<\/p>\n
Before being taken to Jakarta, the animals will be kept in a
\nroom measuring 2.2 meters wide and 53 meters long at the Bogor
\npalace for three days. This is expected to help reduce the stress
\nof the relocation.<\/p>\n
The deer will be taken to Jakarta at 10 p.m. to avoid traffic
\ncongestion. The vehicles carrying them will travel at around 60
\nkilometers per hour to avoid sudden braking during the journey.<\/p>\n
After reaching Monas, the animals will be kept in another area
\nfor two days to prepare them to adjust to the new place.<\/p>",
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