Komodo Island is one of few islands in which dwell the Komodo Dragon/Varanus Komodoensis, one of the most exotic and endangered creatures in the world. Here, you will get a chance to visit these remarkable animals in their own natural habitat. Recent estimates of the population are that about 3,500 dragons live within Komodo Island National Park, which consists of the islands of Komodo (1,700 individuals), Rinca (1,300), Gili Motang (100) and Padar (none since the late 1970s), and some smaller islands in Indonesia. About 2,000 live on the island of Flores. The Komodo is now listed as a "vulnerable" species by the World Conservation Union, and is a CITES-listed species.