INS Named Suspect in Komodo Deer-Poaching Case
Forestry law enforcement authorities named INS, 33, as a suspect in the alleged poaching of Timor deer in Komodo National Park after a nine-month manh…
Komodo National Park
Rules, visitor caps, conservation and wildlife inside the national park.
BMKG warns of up to 1.9-metre waves in Komodo National Park waters
Indonesia’s meteorological agency forecast moderate seas in Komodo National Park waters from 15 to 18 September 2026, with winds strengthening after m…
BNPB Verification Confirms 12,367 Homes Assessed in Manggarai Barat
BNPB data up to 7 September 2026 show 51,591 homes verified after the M7.7 Flores earthquake, including 12,367 in Manggarai Barat, where local authori…
BNPB Maps Flores Earthquake Damage From Labuan Bajo to Nagekeo
BNPB has conducted low-altitude helicopter surveys along the northern coast of Flores, from Labuan Bajo to Nagekeo, to map damage from the magnitude 7…
Labuan Bajo Logged 308 Tourist-Boat Departures After Flores Quake
The Labuan Bajo harbormaster recorded 308 tourist-boat departures with 3,651 passengers on 16 August 2026, one day after the Flores earthquake, as mar…
Komodo National Park tightens rules for Komodo dragon encounters
Komodo National Park now applies mandatory ranger guidance, strict behaviour rules and daily visitor quotas managed through an online reservation syst…
Komodo Park Visitor Cap Already Covers Padar, Verified Sources Show
Indonesia’s Forestry Ministry already limits Komodo National Park to 1,000 visitors a day, with Padar included in the park-wide cap. Verified sources…
Komodo National Park Enforces 1,000-Visitor Daily Quota
Komodo National Park is now enforcing a park-wide quota of about 1,000 tourist entries per day, released in timed sessions via the SiOra reservation s…
Indonesia’s Komodo strategy tied to 2025–2045 biodiversity plan
Indonesia’s conservation authorities now publicly describe a formal Komodo Dragon Conservation Strategy and Action Plan as part of the national biodiv…
Komodo Park patrols recover Rp68.4 million in ticket revenue
Komodo National Park authorities said a five-day operation in late October 2025 recovered an estimated Rp68.4 million in potential revenue, as officia…
Manggarai Barat Police End Yacht Theft Case Through Restorative Justice
Manggarai Barat’s water police say a 2025 theft case involving two young fishermen accused of taking jewelry and other items from an Australian touris…
Komodo National Park Revenue Tops Rp53 Billion, But District Gets Rp2.6 Billion
Manggarai Barat says Komodo National Park generated more than Rp53 billion in 2024, but the district recorded only Rp2.6 billion in tourism revenue fr…
Pink Beach Toilet Complaints Persist in Komodo National Park
October 2024 reporting from CNN Indonesia and Detik said tourists and guides were still complaining that Pink Beach in Komodo National Park lacked toi…
Baar Tribe’s Hunting Rules Stir Debate Over Komodo Habitat in Flores
In northern Flores, the Baar Indigenous community uses strict customary rules to limit hunting and burn savanna ahead of ritual hunts in the Torong Pa…
Astindo’s 10,000 Labuan Bajo trip cancellations over Komodo fee remain unverified
Astindo’s Labuan Bajo branch and local media have long cited an estimate of more than 10,000 trip cancellations linked to a proposed Rp 3.75 million K…
