Which national park in Indonesia is home to the Komodo dragon and is a World Heritage Site?

The Indonesian national park that is home to the Komodo dragon and is a World Heritage Site is Komodo National Park. It spans islands and surrounding marine waters in the Lesser Sunda Islands between Sumbawa and Flores.

The park was established in 1980 to protect the Komodo dragon, the world’s largest living lizard. The species is native to several Indonesian islands and can reach about 3 metres in length. Komodo dragons are powerful predators and scavengers; their diet can include deer, wild pigs, and other large animals.

UNESCO designated Komodo National Park a World Heritage Site in 1991 because of its remarkable biodiversity, including terrestrial wildlife, coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrass habitats. The park is not limited to Komodo Island: Rinca, Padar, and numerous smaller islands are also included. Ujung Kulon is another Indonesian World Heritage national park, but it is associated especially with the critically endangered Javan rhinoceros, not the Komodo dragon.