Deadly but not Dangerous: How Ecologically Effective are Komodo Dragons as an Apex Predator?

Despite having biomass and population-level energetic values that exceeded apex mammalian predators, Komodo dragons did not reduce populations of Rusa deer and wild pigs. However, the strength of these predatory interactions does not allow Komodo dragons to affect population growth in deer or wild pig populations. [Extracted from the article]