Have you ever heard of this island? Komodo Island. It's Located on the westernmost tip of Indonesia in East Nusa Tenggara province bordering the province of West Nusa Tenggara. Exactly at Komodo district, West Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Since 1980, the area of 1817 km2 National Park is made by the Government of Indonesia, which is 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 around it continues to be maintained as natural habitat reptile, dubbed the "Komodo Dragon" it.
History
In 1910 the Dutch named the island in the southern province of East Nusa Tenggara is the nickname of the island of Komodo. This story begins with Lieutenant Steyn va Hens Broek who tries to prove statements about the presence of Dutch troops dragon looking like a monster on the island.
Reports from his subordinates about the giant lizard was not a figment. Steyn then killed one of these dragons and bring documentation to the Museum and Botanical Garden in Bogor to be investigated.
Komodo National Park
Varanus komodoensis bears the Latin name and local name "Ora", giant lizards, 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 through his paper dragons that. Since then, expeditions and research on this rare species continue to be done, even reportedly inspired the film was in 1933 Gameloft. Recognizing the need for protection against the dragon in the center of human activity in their natural habitat that, in 1915 the Dutch government issued a ban on hunting and killing dragons.
Like other reptiles, the Komodo dragon reproduce by laying eggs. However, studies prove there are other ways to regenerate dragons, namely by means of parthenogenesis. This method allows the dragons females to produce fertilized eggs without the male. Komodo dragon parthenogenesis is alleged to have saved from extinction since thousands of years ago. However, habitat damage, volcanic activity, earthquakes, fires, until the indicated poaching has resulted in population decline in the number of dragons to some extent vulnerable to extinction. It is estimated there are 4-5 thousand dragons tail in the presence of productive females amounted to only hundreds. Such conditions is a challenge for the conservation of Komodo Island National Park.
Enjoy a tour of Komodo Island National Park to observe the life of Komodo dragon up close may not be enough for you. For those of you who like the water sports, you can try to do the dives in the waters north and south of these islands. Warm waters of northern waters is the result of the current meeting of the Banda Sea and Flores. Instead, offer water cooler waters south of Indonesia Ocean currents. The combination of these two different characters these waters produce a rich underwater ecosystem. Various types of coral reefs thrive and become a place of many fish species live and provider of marine aquatic life support systems. Many divers have seen the underwater life of the stunning waters of the island of Komodo, which stores millions of potential biodiversity.
History
In 1910 the Dutch named the island in the southern province of East Nusa Tenggara is the nickname of the island of Komodo. This story begins with Lieutenant Steyn va Hens Broek who tries to prove statements about the presence of Dutch troops dragon looking like a monster on the island.
Reports from his subordinates about the giant lizard was not a figment. Steyn then killed one of these dragons and bring documentation to the Museum and Botanical Garden in Bogor to be investigated.
Komodo National Park
Like other reptiles, the Komodo dragon reproduce by laying eggs. However, studies prove there are other ways to regenerate dragons, namely by means of parthenogenesis. This method allows the dragons females to produce fertilized eggs without the male. Komodo dragon parthenogenesis is alleged to have saved from extinction since thousands of years ago. However, habitat damage, volcanic activity, earthquakes, fires, until the indicated poaching has resulted in population decline in the number of dragons to some extent vulnerable to extinction. It is estimated there are 4-5 thousand dragons tail in the presence of productive females amounted to only hundreds. Such conditions is a challenge for the conservation of Komodo Island National Park.
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