with 220,000 flocking to Komodo National Park in 2019 to see the endangered species in the flesh. The fight for Dragon Island Tourist attacked by Komodo dragon The local government hopes that the ...
Even on land protected as Komodo National Park, officials reported just 3,013 Komodo dragons in 2016, down from 3,222 in 2013. When her species needs replenishing, what’s a mother dragon to do?
In 1980 much of the dragon’s habitat was turned into Komodo National Park (KNP), which encompasses all of Komodo, Rinca, and other smaller islands. Later three nature reserves were added ...
The park, a UNESCO Heritage Site inscribed in 1991, is home to several thousand Komodo dragons, the largest species of lizard in the world, according to UNESCO. Komodo National Park is the only ...