new 7 wonders: Komodo Island

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VOTE: KOMODO ISLAND di new 7 wonders

Pengumuman "The New 7 Wonders of The World" akan disiarkan live dari ke-7 tempat pemenang ke seluruh negara pada tanggal 11 November 2011

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Komodo National Park is amongst the elite 28 Official Finalists that were chosen by the people of the world from more than 440 nominees. The race to choose the Official New7Wonders of Nature is now in its final phase and the Finalists are getting ever more creative in their campaigns to reach people worldwide.

Dragons take the Champs Elysée, splash Manneken Pis and tour Hamburg’s waterfront Photos: The Komodo New7Wonders of Nature campaign reaching out near Paris’ Eiffel Tower, in Brussels with the famous Manneken Pis, and speaking with travellers in Hamburg.

Zurich/Switzerland, April 19, 2010 - A young Indonesian woman has made it her mission to promote Komodo, one of the 28 Official Finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature campaign—and in doing so, gets up close and personal with fierce Komodo dragons.

Zeby Febrina, an animal lover since childhood, has been campaigning fervently for the lush homeland islands that make up Komodo National Park, the most important habitat for the dragons. The giant lizards can reach three meters or almost 10 feet in length and weigh up to 70 kg or 150 lbs, and their saliva contains toxic bacteria. Zeby says, “My goal in volunteering for the New7Wonders of Nature Finalist Komodo is to raise awareness of the endangered dragons because they are fascinating prehistoric monsters. People everywhere: we need to appreciate and protect the natural world around us, celebrate our planet’s diversity and keep the world in balance!”

The former model recently visited the Jakarta school attended by U.S. President Barack Obama, where she called upon the students there to vote for both Komodo and the American Grand Canyon, also one of the 28 Official New7Wonders of Nature Finalists. Zeby calls her support of the fierce dragons “my destiny” and has been travelling throughout Indonesia to encourage people of all ages to discover the magic of the Komodo dragons that so moves her, and to vote for Komodo in the global campaign.

cerita lain KOMODO ISLAND

Indonesia’s Komodo National Park includes the three larger islands Komodo, Rinca and Padar, as well as numerous smaller ones, for a total area of 1,817 square kilometers (603 square kilometers of it land). The national park was founded in 1980 to protect the Komodo dragon. Later, it was also dedicated to protecting other species, including marine animals. The islands of the national park are of volcanic origin.

Komodo National Park Committee
Contact Information:
Esthy Rako Astuty
Directorate of Promotional Publication, Sapta Pesona Building, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No. 17 Jakarta 10110
INDONESIA
Additional Contact Person:
Ratna Suranti

Kelimutu National Park

Mt. Kelimutu, 1.690m fifty years ago, had three lakes, one lake was blue green, one fiery green and one red. Thirty years later, the colors had changed to blue, red brown and cafe au lait. Now, Ata Bupu (Lake) is a dramatic dark-brown. Ata Polo are dark red-brown, and only Nuwa Muri remains aquamarine or turquoise as it apparently always was.

Of all the volcanos in Indonesia, Keli Mutu on the island of Flores appears to have the most exotic lakes. In fact, its lakes are so brightly colored that they are featured on the 5,000 rupiah bill and thought of as a national treasure by the people of Indonesia.

The Magical Colors of Kelimutu Lake This name is related to the three craters of Mount Kelimutu. Each crater has water of different colors, and the water color can change at anytime. Local people called them the red, blue and white lakes.

It is not unusual to see all these three colors as they are, but during the month the color combination might change to become red, blue or greenish. And the green color might change again into greenish-black. This is not the work of magic, but it is real.This is the miracle of the Kelimutu Lake.

Rinca Island

Rincah, also known as Rinca, is a small island near Komodo island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The island is famous for komodo dragons, giant lizards that can measure up to three meters (ten feet) long. Rincah is also populated with many other species such as wild pigs, buffalos and many birds. The island can be reached with a small boat from Labuhan Bajo on the west coast of Flores.

It is a beautiful island situated in Flores, east part of Indonesia Archipelagos and close to Labuan Bajo. This island is featured by the small dry forest that is ideally for komodo and other animals like water buffalo, birds, pig and deer living free in this habitat. Rinca Island has been appointed to be one of the Komodo Conservation Area and now it is opened for public and the best place to visit in Flores.

Rinca Island offers the great trekking adventures which have been appointed by the special trekking track throughout the island. Trekking adventure is one of the exciting activities to explore the dry forest in Rinca Island and discover the Komodo dragons and other wild animal free living in their habitats. You will be taken care by well training Komodo rangers on your trekking adventure in this island and explore the beautiful habitats of the biggest lizard in the word.

There are options of trekking track offering to every visitor this island which is suited to the visitor requirements. Sort Track is just taking within 1 hour, medium tack will take 2 hours and adventure track will spend 4 hours to explore most part of the island.



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Komodo National Park

Komodo National Park includes three major islands: Komodo, Rinca and Padar, as well as numerous smaller islands creating a total surface area (marine and land) of 1817km (proposed extensions would bring the total surface area up to 2,321km2). As well as being home to the Komodo dragon, the Park provides refuge for many other notable terrestrial species such as the orange-footed scrub fowl, an endemic rat, and the Timor deer.

Moreover, the Park includes one of the richest marine environments including coral reefs, mangroves, seagrass beds, seamounts, and semi-enclosed bays. These habitats harbor more than 1,000 species of fish, some 260 species of reef-building coral, and 70 species of sponges. Dugong, sharks, manta rays, at least 14 species of whales, dolphins, and sea turtles also make Komodo National Park their home.

Threats to terrestrial biodiversity include the increasing pressure on forest cover and water resources as the local human population has increased 800% over the past 60 years. In addition, the Timor deer population, the preferred prey source for the endangered Komodo dragon, is still being poached. Destructive fishing practices such as dynamite-, cyanide, and compressor fishing severely threaten the Park's marine resources by destroying both the habitat (coral reefs) and the resource itself (fish and invertebrate stocks).

The present situation in the Park is characterized by reduced but continuing destructive fishing practices primarily by immigrant fishers, and high pressure on demersal stocks like lobsters, shellfish, groupers and napoleon wrasse. Pollution inputs, ranging from raw sewage to chemicals, are increasing and may pose a major threat in the future.


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