FILE PHOTO: A Komodo dragon walks at the Komodo National Park in Komodo island, Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Beawiharta/File Photo ...

If you were planning on visiting Indonesia's Komodo Island in the near future, you may have to put your plans on hold.

Komodo dragons "will eat almost anything, including carrion, deer, pigs, smaller dragons and even large water buffalo and humans," according to National Geographic. In 2013, a guide and a park ...

A file photo of a Komodo dragon on Komodo island, Indonesia. An Indonesian national park official says an overly inquisitive tourist from Singapore was bitten on his leg while taking pictures of a ...

They are found in Indonesia's Komodo National Park. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images 2021-08-06T09:09:20Z ...

Mahew told KOAT that when he got to Komodo Island, "it felt like sailing into Jurassic Park," and that the dragons were everywhere. Mahew and his team measured, monitored and microchipped 32 ...

Komodo dragons are found only in Indonesia and are a protected species, which means the suspects could face up to five years in prison and up to $7,000 each in fines for trading the animals.

The fee to access two of the main islands of the Komodo national park shot up 18 times overnight to 3.75 million rupiah ($252) on August 1, a jump that local workers said would scare off tourists ...