The history of the Komodo island that is not yet known to the public

Komodo Island in Indonesia is
Komodo Island which is located in the Nusa
Tenggara archipelago and is located to the east of the
island of Sumbawa which is separated by the
Sape strait. The territory of this island includes
West Manggarai Regency, Komodo District,
East Nusa Tenggara province,
Komodo Island as a habitat for
ancient animals The rare species that are still alive
today, namely the Komodo dragon,
known by the scientific name Varanus
komodoensis, is a large lizard species
found on Komodo
Island, Rinca Island and a dense island in the province
of East Nusa Tenggara
. - an average length of 2-3 meters and
weighing up to 100 kg the existence of
Komodo dragons was first discovered in
1910 by a
Dutch explorer named Van Stein on
Komodo Island and he published and
disseminated the existence of Komodo Island
throughout the world through his photographs
in 1912. He wrote
scientific paper about the results of Komodo dragons
which were disseminated
abroad. Soon the news
about the existence of these giant lizards
spread to all corners of the world.
Their large bodies and terrible reputations made them
one of the most famous animals in the world
now the real habitat of Komodo dragons.
has dwindled due
to human activities so that used-
in agencies or international agencies for
nature conservation include Komodo
as a species vulnerable to
extinction Komodo has been designated
as a protected animal by
the Indonesian government and its habitat is
made into a national park, namely the
Komodo National Park which was established to assist efforts to protect the National Park. Komodo was founded on March 6,1980 and declared a biosphere reserve in Ndah 77 in 1991 Komodo National Park was accepted as a world heritage site from UNESCO then
Komodo was designated as a i the symbol of the National Unit by the President of the Republic of Indonesia in
1993 representing Serua on land,
while in the air and water, namely
the red siluk fish and Javan eagle in the
2006s, the national
park was declared a marine protected area. Komodo National
Park has an area of
173395 covering land and sea areas
with 30 The main islands are Komodo Island,
Rinca Island and Padar Island as well
as other small islands
. The archipelago is declared a
national park to protect the endangered Komodo dragon
and its habitat and
biodiversity within
its territory. In addition, Komodo National
Park is also designated as
one of the seven natural wonders. world
or the new Seven Wonders of nature in
2012 by the new Seven Wonders foundation
because of its natural beauty that has been preserved
until now