Komodo Island

Komodo Island is an island located in the Nusa Tenggara Islands. Komodo Island is known as a habitat for animals native Komodo dragon. This island is also the Komodo National Park. Komodo Island to the west of Sumbawa Island, separated by Sape Strait.

Administratively, these islands including Komodo district, West Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. Komodo Island is the most western tip of Nusa Tenggara Timur province, bordering the province of West Nusa Tenggara.

Komodo Island, Komodo dragons animals live and breed well. Until August 2009, on this island there are about 1300 male Komodo dragon. Coupled with the other islands, such as Island and Island of Rinca and Gili Motang, their numbers totaled about 2500 tails. There are also around 100 dragons tail Wae Wuul Nature Reserve on the mainland island of Flores but was not included in the Komodo National Park.

Besides dragons, this island also store a variety of exotic flora Sepang wood by local people used as medicine and dye clothes, this nitak tree or sterculia oblongata in believe are useful as medicines and seeds and crispy and tasty as the peas [wikipwdia]

Komodo National Park which includes the island of Komodo, Rinca and Padar, plus other islands covering 1817 square is the original habitat of the Komodo dragon.
Komodo National Park, established in 1980 to protect the Komodo dragon. Not only these rare animals, the Park also protects a variety of wildlife, including marine animals.

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Komodo Island is impressive throughout the archipelago. Adventure to the exotic islands, dive into the blue sea, and bathed in sunshine and a chance to see traces of past life preserved and will become part of the range beauty of Indonesia. everything on the island of Komodo National Park, East Nusa Tenggara.

Komodo Island is located at the westernmost tip of East Nusa Tenggara Province, which borders with the West Nusa Tenggara Province. Exactly at Komodo district, West Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

National Parks, Since 1980, the area was used as an area of 1817 km2 National Park by the Indonesian Government, which was then recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. Together with two other large islands, namely Pulau Rinca and Padar, Komodo island and several small islands in the surrounding areas continue to be maintained as habitat for native reptile, dubbed the "Komodo Dragon" it.

Varanus komodoensis or local name "Ora", this giant lizard, according to a story first published in 1912 in a national daily the Dutch East Indies. Peter A. Ouwens, director of the Zoological Museum in Bogor is one who has been introduced to the world of dragons through the papers. Since then, expeditions and research into this rare species continue to be done, even reportedly inspired the film had KingKong in 1933. Recognizing the need for protection of the dragons in the center of human activity in their natural habitat, in the year 1915 the Dutch government issued a ban on hunting and killing dragons.

komodo1 Thanks to efforts of government and local communities in preserving the National Park, tourists can now visit and came close look at the lives of these ancient reptiles. With a body length of 2-3 meters, Komodo dragons can weigh up to 70-100 pounds. Animals that enjoy this hot and dry places to live in the savanna or tropical forest habitat in lower elevations. When night falls, dragons nest in the holes with in 1-3 feet while keeping their body heat at night. As a carnivore at the top of the food chain, among other prey Komodo goats, deer, wild boar, and birds. In certain circumstances, can behave cannibals with Komodo dragons prey on another. With the sense of smell relies on the tongue, the Komodo dragon can smell carrion prey as far as nine miles. And its bite could contain the deadly bacteria, plus a sharp front claws are natural weapons. In addition, the Komodo dragon was able to run 20 kilometers per hour in short distances, climbing trees, swimming and even diving.

Like other reptiles, the Komodo dragon reproduce by laying eggs. However, research has shown there are other ways to regenerate dragons, namely by way of parthenogenesis. This allows the female dragons to produce fertilized eggs without the male. Parthenogenesis is alleged to have saved dragons from extinction since thousands of years ago. However, destruction of habitat, volcanic activity, earthquakes, fires, until the indicated poaching has resulted in population decline dragons extent vulnerable to extinction. An estimated 4-5 thousand dragons tail in the presence of productive females only number in the hundreds. Such conditions is a challenge for conservation efforts Komodo Island National Park.

The other side of the island of Komodo National Park with the dragons from observing life around, put up a hobby with watersports, diving in the waters north and south islands. Warm waters of northern waters is the result of the current meeting of the Banda Sea and Flores. In contrast, the southern waters are cold waters of the Indonesian Ocean currents. The second combination of these different characters waters produce a rich marine ecosystems. Various types of coral reefs and a place to live fruitful lives many fish species as well as provider of marine aquatic life support systems. watch the underwater life of the charming waters of the island of Komodo, which stores millions of potential biodiversity.

Hostel accommodation facilities ranging from established local community to international standard resorts. Access to this area of Komodo Island, may be through the route a plane from Kupang (capital of East Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara) to the town of Ende on Flores Island. followed by a minibus to Labuhanbajo which takes 10 hours. From Labuhanbajo, speedboat to Komodo Island for two hours. [Reverensi:http://indotimnet.worfpress.com]