Fears for Indonesian park’s rare species as Trump town rises

Endangered species include the Javan slow loris (the world’s only venomous primate), the Javan leaf monkey, the Javan leopard (whose total population numbers less than 250), and the Javan hawk-eagle and Javan silvery gibbon.

Tanoe’s MNC Group will build a six-star Trump hotel along with a golf course, country club, luxury condominiums, mansions and villas — billed in its promotional material as a “Trump Community.”

Together with a theme park, hotels, shops, homes and a dining and entertainment district that MNC is developing on its own, this first stage of “Lido City” will occupy between 1,976 acres and 2,471 acres.

Park officials worry construction will cause wildlife to flee and that the mini-city MNC touts as “fulfilling the dream of the people of Indonesia for world-class entertainment” will bring an uncontrollable influx of people and rubbish.

Anton Ario, a program manager for Conservation International, said the park cannot withstand an influx of people and needs a substantial buffer zone between it and the development, especially the theme park.