Uluru – Ayers Rock Will Not Be Protected
Posted March 6, 2010
By Nancy
Sacred Uluru
Uluru or Ayers Rock, in Australian, is sacred to aboriginal owners, as a place that figures prominently in their origin history. Despite this fact, the Board of Uluru-KataTjuta National Park has decided against a ban on climbing the rock. There is, however, a new management plan that includes the option of closing the rock in the future should the percentage of visitors who climb the rock decline. The government ruled that the rock’s popularity with tourists should have precedence over the aboriginal’s preference against climbers.
