By Lian Cheng
KUCHING, Feb 13: The Sarawak government will not be able to replace the Serpent’s Head of Bako National Park should it disappear after succumbing to erosion.
Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Dato Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah explained that building one will be a humongous task as the situation is unlike that of the Horse Head Cliff of Tusan Beach, Miri.
“We will look into it (rebuilding the Serpent’s Head). But it may be quite impossible because it is something jutting out from the sea.
“The Miri one (Horse Head Cliff) is by the beach which allows us to reconstruct it. But not this one. Let it die a natural death,” Abdul Karim told DayakDaily.
Tusan Beach’s ‘horse drinking water’ rock formation had collapsed on Feb 20, 2020, and the State government is planning to rebuild it.
Abdul Karim said rock stake formations like the Serpent’s Head is one of the many natural wonders of the world.
“They suffer from erosion and over time, they collapse. For the Serpent’s Head, the constant beating of the waves has led to its caving-in, similar to the Horse Head Cliff.
“Like the collapse of the Horse Head, it’s just part of natural process. Though it is sad, these are things that we have to accept.
“Despite being an iconic feature of the Bako National Park where every visitor will try to take a photograph with it, its collapse will not affect the popularity of the Bako National Park or cause the attraction of the park to diminish.
“The Bako National Park is not only about the Serpent’s Head. It has many other attractions,” said Abdul Karim.
He said he will try as hard as possible to identify other iconic attractions in the national park to ensure that the park continues to be the choice of local and international tourists, adding that there are many other rock formations in the national park which have not been identified and promoted to the general public. — DayakDaily
