The park is situated 200 nautical miles east of Bali between the islands of Flores and Sumbawa. The Park was declared a Man and Biosphere Reserve and a World Heritage Site in 1986. KNP includes three major islands, Komodo, Rinca and Padar, and numerous smaller islands together totalling 41,000 ha of land. Attractions: Komodo Dragons, mangrove forests, coral reefs. 

The Komodo Dragon (Varanus Komodoensis) is the largest lizard in the world. It grows to 2.5 meters in length and around 125 kilos in weight. 

In 1995, the Conservancy and Park Authority conducted a broad-scale Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) at 67 Park sites: 

Threats: Dynamite fishermen have damaged 52% of the coral reefs. 
(Source: The Nature Conservancy) 

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