Is komodo dragon protected

Answer 1

A park was established in 1980 to help protect them with strict anti-poaching and protection laws. The park is named Komodo National Park, now tourism is quickly becoming a major problem for the dragon.

Additional Info: The Komodo Dragon is listed as "vulnerable" by the International Union of Conservation for Nature, or the IUCN Red List with a population trend noted as "updating needed". For more details, please see the sites listed below.

Answer 2

They are protected since they are endangered. People have hunted them for meat and caused them to become endangered. Currently, the government of India and southeast asian countries is protecting this lizard.

Answer 3

Komodo dragons are classified on the IUCN Red List as "Vulnerable". They are not yet endangered, though their numbers are diminishing.

One of the main reasons for their declining population is the fact that they live in areas constantly beset by natural disasters such as volcanic activity, earthquakes, floods and tsunamis. Natural disasters diminish numbers of the dragons' prey, leaving them with less food. Illegal poaching of Komodo dragons and their eggs has also resulted in fewer dragons remaining alive, while human encroachment leading to habitat destruction has resulted in less shelter for komodo dragons.n, so action is needed to save this creature.

Currently, there is a programme underway of trapping komodo dragons, and micro-chipping them for research. The activities of each specimen caught can then be monitored, including hunting habits, vulnerability to predation by their own or other species (including man) and preferred shelter, all with the aim of finding a way to stop their numbers decreasing.

Genetic studies of the creatures are also made, using blood that is extracted after trapping, and this is used to determine the best and healthiest dragons that would survive relocation to other Indonesian islands (such as Padar) where they once lived but are now believed to be extinct.

There are komodo dragon breeding programmes all over the world, and currently about 300 komodo dragons being kept in secure captivity, partially as insurance for survival of the species. More young are also being bred and raised. On the island of Flores, there are two restricted reserves where the komodo dragon is kept in protective captivity.

Obviously, government legislation to protect the komodo dragon against being hunted and killed also helps it from becoming closer to extinction.

Answer 4

they have been saved by people and broght to a zooo

Answer 5

The IUCN 2008 Red List shows the Komodo Dragon as "Vulnerable", so there is a danger that they could become extinct.