monitor the habitat of the Komodo dragons

Software to combat poaching

Deni Purwandana

Komodo Survival Program

Dear difteur-ses,

After several weeks of suspense and more than 9,500 votes, it's time to reveal the winner of the Beauval Nature 2025 Awards!

With 28% of the votes, the Komodo dragons win this edition. Their protection is supported by Beauval Nature and carried out by the NGO Komodo Survival Program in collaboration with Chester Zoo.
Behind this program, passionate teams work every day to study these impressive reptiles and preserve their habitat.

A huge thank you to you, to the participating NGOs, and of course, well done to the Komodo Survival Program and all its teams.

Some key facts about the 2025 edition:
- 6 projects in competition
- 9,500 voters
- Over 4,000 comments left on the Dift platform
- An unprecedented edition thanks to the vote counter, which tracks voters' preferences in real time
- A unifying theme: innovation in the service of conservation

And the big winner is ...

Beauval Nature

Dear difteur-ses,

The Komodo Survival Program is an Indonesian association created in 2007. In collaboration with Chester Zoo, its aim is to improve knowledge of the species, its ecology and distribution, while supporting local economic development.

Thanks to your support in 2024, Beauval Nature's funding covered the operating costs inherent in monitoring the Komodo dragons (for 2 researchers) and the salaries of 2 employees overseeing awareness-raising activities.

More recently, the Komodo Survival Program took part in a large photo-trap survey in the Golo Mori region, located along the west and north coasts of Flores. This area lies outside major protected areas such as Komodo National Park and Wae Wuul Nature Reserve.

38 camera traps were deployed in coastal valleys identified as suitable habitats for the Komodo dragon. The study recorded Komodo dragons at 18 different locations, indicating a relatively wide distribution of the species in this unprotected landscape.

Software to combat poaching

The organization Komodo Survival Program