Divers for the Environment September 2019

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GET A LOAD O’ KOMODO KOMODO NATIONAL PARK A UNESCO MAN AND BIOSPHERE RESERVE AND WORLD HERITAGE SITE FEATURE AND PHOTOGRAPHY ALLY LANDES It is most famous for being home to the last surviving population of wild Komodo dragons (around 3,000 of them) and for having one of the world’s richest marine environments. There are over 1,000 fish species, almost 300 types of coral, 70 sponges, 14 species of whales, six turtle species, and even dugongs in this protected area.

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