Komodo National Park

Komodo National Park is a protected area in Indonesia’s Lesser Sunda Islands, established to conserve Komodo dragons and their island and marine habitats. It includes Komodo, Rinca, Padar, and numerous smaller islands.

Komodo dragon: The world’s largest living lizard, native to several Indonesian islands. The park was established chiefly to protect this species and its habitat.
Protected area: A geographically defined place managed to conserve nature and associated cultural values. The park’s legal and management framework belongs to this broader conservation approach.
Indonesian National Revolution: The struggle from 1945 to 1949 that established Indonesia’s independence from Dutch rule. The park’s creation came during the early decades of independent Indonesian governance.
Komodo dragon conservation: Scientific and management efforts to protect Komodo dragons and maintain viable wild populations. It is the park’s defining conservation application.
Biodiversity: The variety of life across genes, species, and ecosystems. The park protects unusually diverse terrestrial and marine life within a compact island region.
Lesser Sunda Islands: An Indonesian island chain extending east from Bali toward Timor. The park occupies part of this island chain.
National park: A designated natural area managed for conservation, often alongside regulated public access. This category describes the park’s principal form of land protection.
Soeharto: The Indonesian military officer who ruled the country as president from 1967 to 1998. The park was formally established during his presidency.
Komodo dragon attacks on humans: Rare incidents in which Komodo dragons injure or kill people, usually in or near their habitat. Safety measures must address encounters between visitors, residents, and dragons.
Coral Triangle: A tropical marine region of Southeast Asia with exceptionally high coral and reef-fish diversity. The park’s reefs sit within this globally significant marine region.

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