The Komodo National Park is located within the Grand Coral Triangle and declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1986 and sanctuary to protect manta rays and sharks, covering an area 1,204 km2. Whole islands are a veritable laboratory of evolution where endemic species have adapted to an extraordinarily beautiful setting yet hostile.
There is hardly any human life in its hinterland; Although it is probably one of the greatest places on earth with marine life occupying 3rd place in marine biodiversity on the planet, surpassed only by Raja Ampat, Indonesia and Great barrier reef in Australia. Its waters are home to the majority of marine life to be found in Indonesia. 1,000 species of fish, 200 species of hard and soft corals and marine mammals. The islands that make up the National Park are a filigree of narrow channels between islands and strong currents that facilitate on oxygenation of the water.
It is the ancestral home of the legendary dragons of Komodo, one of the few islanders caught in their own time capsule to which over the years has barely made a dent in their appearance, adapting to scarce food resources offered this environment, covering almost all your needs. Despite their evolutionary break have learned to live testing their adaptive capacity in this unpromising habitat, channeling the adverse nature to advantage. Their presence is the natural bridge to science in the abyss that separates them from their ancestors. In 2012 he was recognized as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature is one of the most visited national parks in Indonesia.