Komodo Habitat

Komodo Island is an island located at the westernmost tip of Nusa Tenggara Timur province which borders the West Nusa Tenggara. Komodo Island is known as the Komodo dragon habitat for native animals. The island is also the Komodo National Park is managed by the central government. Komodo Island to the west of Sumbawa Island, separated by Sape Strait. Komodo Island, Komodo dragon animals live and breed well. Until August 2009, on the island there are about 1300 Komodo dragon's tail. Plus the other islands, and sepertiPulau Rinca and Gili Island Motang, their numbers totaled about 2500 tails. There are also about 100 Komodo dragon's tail at Wae Wuul Nature Reserve on the mainland island of Flores, but not including the Komodo National Park area.
Komodo addition, this island also store a variety of exotic flora Sepang timber that is used by people around As with medicine and clothing dye, nitak tree is believed to atausterculia oblongata in useful as medicines and seeds tasty and delicious as the peas. Komodo Island, including part of the Komodo National Park is located in the middle of the Indonesian archipelago, between Sumbawa and Flores islands. National Park was established in 1980, initially with the main objective is to preserve the park's unique Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) and its habitat. However, over the years, for the purpose of National Park has been extended to protect all biodiversity, both terrestrial and marine. In 1986, the Park has been declared World Heritage Site and the Man and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, both indications of the Park of biological importance.
Komodo National Park includes three major islands: Komodo, Rinca, and Padar, and several small islands to make the total surface area (marine and terrestrial) of the 1817km (proposed extensions would bring the total surface area up to 2321 km2). Also as home to the Komodo dragon, the Park provides refuge for many other leading terrestrial species like the orange-footed scrub fowl, an endemic rat, and the Timor deer. In addition, Park is one of the richest marine environments including coral reefs, mangroves, seagrass beds, seamounts, and semi-enclosed bay. These habitats harbor more than 1,000 species of fish, there are 260 species of coral-reef building, and 70 types of sponges. Dugong, sharks, manta rays, at least 14 species of whales, dolphins, and sea turtles make Komodo National Park their home.
Threats to biodiversity areas, including increasing pressure on forests and water as a human resources of local residents increased 800% over 60 years. In addition, the population of Timor deer, the preferred prey for the source of an endangered Komodo dragon, is still to be poached. The practice of destructive fishing such as, dynamite, cyanide fishing and the compressor is very threatening Park of marine resources by destroying both habitats (coral reefs) and the resource itself (fish stocks and invertebrate). The current situation in the Park is characterized by reduced but continue to destroy the practice of immigrants mainly by fishermen, and the high pressure on demersal stocks like lobsters, clams, groupers and napoleon wrasse. Pollution inputs, ranging from chemicals to dirt, and can propose increasing threat.