Komodo dragons are the world's largest lizard, living on a few Indonesian islands where climate change and habitat loss threaten their survival.
Climate change threatens Komodo dragons through sea level rise that reduces their island habitats and warming temperatures that affect prey availability and reproductive success. Tourism pressure brings direct disturbance and disease transmission risk. Fights between large males cause serious injuries and can be fatal. Conservation requires managing both habitat protection and the tourism that funds conservation but also creates welfare risks.