The presence of the Komodo National Park which is one of popular vote competition nominees " New 7 Wonder " is currently quite inviting allure. The controversy that accompanied the event would have absolutely no effect on intensive efforts to continue to preserve the park in 1986 by UNESCO as a world heritage site .
Komodo National Park lies between the province of West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara includes three major islands , namely the island of Komodo , Rinca , and Padar , and several small islands with a land area covering an area of 603 km ² and the total area is 1817 km ² . Administratively, this region is located within the District of Komodo , West Manggarai regency , East Nusa Tenggara Province . National Parks are designated as conservation areas by the Minister of Forestry forest with an area of 132 572 ha is initially set up with the aim of conserving the species of dragons or giant lizard unique and rare .
Including members of the lizard family Varanidae , and klad Toxicofera , dragons are the largest lizards in the world , with an average length of 2-3 m . Large size is associated with symptoms of island gigantism , the tendency for body meraksasanya certain animals that live in small island linked to the absence of mammalian carnivores on the island where dragons live , and the rate of metabolism of small dragons . Because of his body , these lizards occupy the position of a top predator that dominate the ecosystems in which they live .
Komodo found in 1910 . Her body is great and terrible reputation makes them popular zoo . Dragons in the wild habitat has shrunk and therefore incorporate dragons IUCN as a species vulnerable to extinction . This large lizard is now protected under Indonesian law and a national park was established to protect them .
Some interesting locations to visit include ;
Loh Liang.
A tourism concession area managed by PT . Putri Naga Komodo ( PNK PT ) . Activities that can be done , among others, the observation of the Komodo dragon , deer , wild boar , bird watching , canoeing etc. .Red Beach.
A beautiful beach with a shallow reef charming . Usual activities undertaken by tourists who visit are snorkeling or sun bathing .Loh Sebita.
Loh Sebita a mangrove areas and activities that are interesting enough to do bird watching and trekking .Loh Buaya.
A tourism concession area managed by PT . Putri Naga Komodo ( PNK PT ) . Activities that can be done , among others, the observation of the Komodo dragon , deer, buffalo, birds, long-tailed monkeys, wild horse, bird watching, canoeing, etc.Kalong Island.
Activities that can be visited include the observation colony of bats in large enough quantities . The most interesting observation was made during the afternoon where the bats started out in search of food .Golo Code.
From the top of the hill known as Golo Code , visitors can see the panoramic landscapes and fantastic enough for the representation of various types of ecosystems can be seen from this place .Molo Strait.
Strait which has a heavy flow like river water flowing at high tide .There are 36 dive sites in the TN area . Komodo . Frequented by foreign tourists for diving and snorkeling namely : Tatawa Island , Red Beach , Gililawa Sea , Loh Dasami , Pillar Steen , Batu Bolong and Taka Napier .
To reach this place can be done through the streets around overland through Bali - Mataram ( Lombok Island ) - Bima - Sape ( Sumbawa P. ) , then continued to travel by ferry every day to Labuan Bajo . From Labuan Bajo visitors can visit the Park boat or speedboat . Another alternative is by air , visitors can use air transportation from Bali ( Denpasar ) to Labuan Bajo every day with existing airline penerpangan them ; Indonesian Air Transport (IAT), Pigeons, and Trigana Water. Thank you for reading this article.
Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno. sunarnobambang86@gmail.com
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DatePublished: December 18, 2013 at 16:25
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