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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Komodo National Park' has mentioned 'Park' in the following places:
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The park includes the three larger islands Komodo, Padar and Rinca, and 26 smaller ones,[2] with a total area of 1,733xc2xa0km2 (603xc2xa0km2 of it land).
The park was initially established to conserve the unique Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), first discovered by the scientific world in 1912 by Lieutenant J. K. H. van Steyn van Henbroek, the Civil Administrator in Reo, Flores Island.
The majority of the people in and around the park are fishermen originally from Bima (Sumbawa), Manggarai, South Flores, and South Sulawesi.
The park comprises a coastal section of western Flores, the three larger islands of Komodo, Padar and Rinca, 26 smaller islands and the surrounding waters of the Sape Straights.
The hot and dry climate of the park, characterized by savannah vegetation, makes it a good habitat for the endemic Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis).
[3] The park is rich in marine life, including whale sharks, ocean sunfish, manta rays, eagle rays, pygmy seahorse, false pipefish, clown frogfish, nudibranchs, blue-ringed octopus, sponges, tunicates, and coral.
[8][9] Omura's whales, one of the least known of rorquals have been confirmed to range waters within the park.
The number of terrestrial animal species found in the park is not high, but the area is important from a conservation perspective as some species are endemic.
The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) was once present within the park in coastal areas including mangrove swamps but is now extinct within the area.
Mammals found within the park include the Timor rusa deer (Cervus timorensis), the main prey of the Komodo dragon, horses (Equus sp.
Domestic mammals on within the park include goats, cats and dogs which are feral.
Two eagle species are found in the park, the white-bellied sea eagle and the extremely rare Flores hawk-eagle which is present on Rinca and Flores and reported but unconfirmed on Komodo Island.
[12] Most pressure on marine resources originates from fishing communities and commercial enterprises from outside the park.
However, regulations and restrictions on resource use impact mostly on park residents, who have few options to make a living but rely on what the park has to offer.
The provision of alternative livelihoods is part of the overall management strategy, but communities within the park are yet to benefit from appropriate measures addressing their needs.
A non-profit joint venture company, PT Putri Naga Komodo (PT PNK), was established to operate tourist facilities in the hope of eventually making the park financially self-sustaining.
There are presently almost 4,000 people living within the park spread out over four settlements (Komodo, Rinca, Kerora, and Papagaran).
Komodo Village has had the highest population within the park, mostly due to migration by people from Sape, Manggarai, Madura, and South Sulawesi.
The total population currently living in the park is 3,267 people with 16,816 people live in the area immediately surrounding the park.
Most of the villages located in and around the park have few fresh water facilities available, if any, particularly during the dry season.
The majority of fishermen living in the villages in the vicinity of the park are Muslims.
There are several cultural sites within the park, particularly on Komodo Island.
Outside the park, in Warloka village on Flores, there is a Chinese trading post remnant of some interest.
Most communities in and around the park can speak Indonesian.
While park patrols (including, at the time, police and navy personnel) claim they acted in self-defense, fishing communities accuse park management of having deliberately killed the fishermen.
The poachers attempted to hunt deer in the park which fall prey to Komodo dragons.
Scuba diving is popular because of the park's high marine biodiversity.
[17] The development of, largely marine-based, ecotourism is the main strategy to make the park self-financing and generate sufficient revenue through entrance fees and tourism licenses to cover operational and managerial costs.
To this end, a joint venture between TNC and a tourism operator were granted a tourism concession, that also entails extensive park management rights.
The number of visitors to the park increased from 36,000 in 2009 to 45,000 in 2010.
The park can accommodate up to 60,000 visitors a year according to the local tourism agency.
Closure of the park
In early 2019, the Nusa Tenggara Timor (NTT) provincial governor Viktor Laiskodat announced a plan to close a section of the park (a main section on Komodo Island) for a year in order to make improvements.
[23] The suggestion was that other parts of the park, including Rinca and Padar Islands and certain parts of Komodo Island, would remain open.
[26] The park was closed for almost six months because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but was reopened to local tourists on 6 July 2020, then to domestic tourists in August 2020 and subsequently to foreign tourists.
As well as being home to the Komodo dragon, the Park provides a refuge for many otherxc2xa0notable terrestrial species such as the orange-footed scrub fowl, an endemic rat, and the Timor deer.
Other fauna recorded in the park are characteristic of the Wallacean zoogeographic region with seven species of terrestrial mammal, including an endemic rat (Rattus rintjanus) and the crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis) and 72 species of birds, such as the lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea), the orange-footed scrub fowl (Megapodius reinwardt), and noisy friarbird (Philemon buceroides).
Encompassing the rugged topography that reflects the position of the park within the active volcanic xe2x80x9cshatter beltxe2x80x9d between Australia and the Sunda shelf, the boundaries of the Komodo National Park encircle the main park features, including the outstanding scenery and the unique species it hosts; komodo monitor, birds, marine mammals, coral reef-species, and others.
The extensive marine buffer zone surrounding the park is key to maintaining the integrity and intactness of the property and the number of exceptional species that it hosts.
There is an extensive marine buffer zone to the park, in which management authority staff has authority to regulate the type of fishing permitted and to some extent the presence of fishermen from outside the area.
In order to ensure the effective management and protection of the park and its exceptional landscapes and biota, the park is governed through the 2000-2025 Management Plan and a 2010-2014 Strategic Plan, which will require revision and updating.
These plans are important for ensuring the effective zoning system of the park and guaranteeing the sustainability of the ecosystems of the property.
The Park receives strong support and resources from the central government of Indonesia.
As a tourism location known worldwide, the Indonesian Government has a specific program for ecotourism management to promote the park at the international level and to ensure the sustainability of tourism activities.
Community awareness and empowerment programs are being implemented to engage the local villagers regards to the sustainable use of natural resources and park conservation.
Research and study of the unique biological features of the park is also being promoted and supported by the management authority.
A broadening of the management focus to address issues within the marine area of the park along with other terrestrial species is required to ensure the long-term effective conservation of the property.