⁍ An image went viral on social media of a Komodo dragon facing off with a big truck.

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⁍ The picture prompted an outpouring of anger about perceived threats to the natural habitat of the vulnerable species.

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⁍ Indonesia’s environment ministry on Tuesday sought to calm outrage over construction of an island tourism project being dubbed ‘Jurassic Park

– An image of a Komodo dragon blocking the path of a big truck has gone viral on social media—and set off a debate about the future of the lizards in the wild. The image shows one of the world’s largest lizards, which can reach up to 10 feet long, standing next to a big truck on Indonesia’s Rinca Island, reports Reuters. Officials from the country’s environment ministry say they’re working to ensure the safety of the dragons near a project being called “Jurassic Park,” which will include an elevated deck, a dam, and an information center to be completed in June. “They will intensively make checks of whether the Komodo dragons are under the buildings, remnants of buildings, and under the trucks carrying material,” an official says. Environmentalists say the project is destroying the dragons’ living spaces. “What’s going on now is a destruction of the dragons’ living spaces,” the director of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment tells Reuters. “Komodo needs to be the main priority. They need to be protected in a designated area,” he says. “What’s going on now is a destruction of the dragons’ living spaces.”