NATIONAL PARK OF KOMODO

Komodo National Park is located between the province of East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara East. This national park consists of three major islands of Komodo, also and Padar and several smaller islands. This National Park 603 km² surface and the total area is 1817 km².


In 1980 the Park was established to protect the Komodo dragon and its Habitat. There are 277 species of animal which is a mixture of animals that originated in Asia and Australia, which consists of 32 species of mammals, 128 species of birds and reptile species. Along with dragons, at least 25 species of animals and birds, including the animals protected, that their numbers are limited or limited its distribution.
In this region there are also coral reefs. There are at least 253 species of reef corals are there, with about 1000 species of fish. The beauty of this coral to attract foreign tourists to swim or dive in these waters.
These islands were originally island. Total population of this region is less than 4000 inhabitants. In 1986, the Park was accepted as world heritage site by UNESCO.
Conservation
The island of Padar and part of Rincah have been established as nature reserves in 1938. Komodo island has been declared a nature reserve in 1965, and in 1977 a UNESCO biosphere reserve. The three islands have been declared a national park in 1980, which was then expanded to include a section of flowers and the marine environment in 1984. In 1991, National Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Since 1995, the authority of the National Park has been supported by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), an American environmental organization. A new management plan was co-authored with TNC and implemented in 2000 to address the problem of the increase in the exploitation of marine resources and land. More pressure on marine resources originates from fishing communities and commercial enterprises from outside the Park. However, resource constraints and regulations impact mainly used the residents of Park, that they have few options for earning a living, but they depend on what the Park has to offer. The provision of alternative livelihoods is part of management strategy, but the communities within the Park to benefit from appropriate measures to meet their needs.
Komodo National Park has been selected as one of the 28 finalists to become one of the New7Wonders of nature.