Vacation Family In Komodo Island
Komodo Island is located in the Nusa Tenggara Islands. Komodo Island is known as the original habitat of komodo animals. The island is also the area of Komodo National Park. Komodo Island is located west of Sumbawa Island, which is separated by the Sape Strait, including Komodo District, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. Komodo Island is the westernmost tip of East Nusa Tenggara Province, bordering the province of West Nusa Tenggara.
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Komodo Island, where komodo animals live and breed well. Until August 2009, on this island there are about 1300 tail dragons. Coupled with other islands, such as Rinca Island and and Gili Motang Island, the total number reaches about 2500 birds. Estimated about 100 Komodo dragons in the Wae Wuul Nature Reserve on the mainland of Flores Island but not including the Komodo National Park.
In addition to dragons, this island also keeps the exotic flora is diverse, wooden tree that the local people used as a medicine and clothing coloring materials, nitak tree (sterculia oblongata) is believed to be useful as medicine and seeds tasty and tasty like peas
Komodo Island is very impressive, exploring an exotic island, dive into the sea blue, and bathed in sunlight while looking at the traces of a preserved past life that will be part of the beauty of Indonesia.
Komodo National Park
Includes Komodo Island, Rinca and Padar, plus other islands covering an area of 1817 square is the original habitat of dragons.
Komodo National Park was established in 1980 to protect the preservation of dragons. Not only these endangered animals, Komodo National Park is also to protect a variety of plants and animals, including marine animals.
UNESCO recognized as a World Heritage Site in 1986. Together with two other large islands, namely Pulau Rinca and Padar, Komodo Island and some small islands in the surrounding area are kept as the original habitat of reptiles dubbed "Komodo".
Pulau Komodo masuk 28 finalis yang dipilih oleh sebuah panel ahli dari 77 nominasi. Sebelumnya ada 261 lokasi di dunia yang dicalonkan menjadi salah satu dari tujuh keajaiban dunia.
Pulau Komodo, yang jadi andalan Indonesia dalam ajang New7Wonders of Nature punya keunggulan di banding lokasi-lokasi lainnya, apalagi kalau bukan komodo, satwa langka yang dipercaya sebagai ‘dinosaurus terakhir di muka bumi’.
Kampanye ini diharapkan dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan mengenai alam, tak hanya yang ada di lingkungan kita tapi juga di seluruh dunia. serta didedikasikan untuk generasi di masa depan.
History
Komodo dragons called Komodo dragons or Varanus Komodoensis or local names "Ora", this giant lizard according to the story first published in 1912 in the national daily Indies. Peter A. Ouwens, director of the Zoological Museum in Bogor is one who has introduced the Komodo to the world through his paper. Since then, expeditions and research on this rare species continue to be done, even rumored to have inspired KingKong Film in 1933. Recognizing the need for protection against Komodo in the midst of human activity in its natural habitat, in 1915 the Dutch Government issued a ban on poaching and killing komodo.
Image: Patrice Anglade
Komodo known as scientific name Varanus komodoensis is the largest species of lizard in the world that lives on the island of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang, and Gili Dasami in Nusa Tenggara. By the locals, dragons are often called Ora.
Including members of the family Varanidae lizard, and klad Toxicofera, komodo is the largest lizard in the world, with an average length of 2-3 m. This large size is associated with island gigantism, which is the tendency of meraksasanya body of certain animals that live on the small island associated with the absence of carnivorous mammals on the island where the life of the dragons, and the rate of small Komodo metabolism. Because of its large body, this lizard occupies the position of the top predator that dominates the ecosystem where he lives.
Komodo was discovered in 1910. His great body and terrible reputation make them popular at the zoo. The habitat of dragons in the wild has shrunk and hence IUCN incorporates Komodo as a species susceptible to extinction. These large lizards are now protected under Indonesian government regulations and a national park is established to protect them.
Actually the attraction of Komodo National Park is not solely by the presence of Komodo alone. As I quoted from the official website of the Ministry of Forestry who manages this Komodo National Park site, savanna panorama and underwater scenery is a potential advocate attraction. Marine tourism for example, fishing, snorkeling, diving, canoeing, boating. While on the mainland, the potential of nature tourism that can be done is the observation of animals, hiking, and camping. Visiting Komodo National Park and enjoying a very charming landscape is an experience that will never be forgotten.
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