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Parks and Nature Reserves

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1,412 parques y reservas en 178 países — desde safaris en sabana hasta arrecifes protegidos.

1,412protected areas2,219documented species386World Heritage

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UNESCO World Heritage
Big cats and herds
Best photographed
Safari and savannah
Tropical rainforests
Marine parks
High mountain
The most popular
UNESCO
National Park

Carlsbad Caverns

United States

49 species
UNESCO
Biosphere Reserve

El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar

Mexico

47 species

National Park

Constitución de 1857

Mexico

41 species

Mule Deer · Coyote · Golden Eagle

National Park

Joshua Tree

United States

41 species

Transfrontier Park

Kgalagadi

South Africa

41 species

Black-maned Kalahari lion · oryx (gemsbok) · cheetah

UNESCO
Provincial Park

Ischigualasto (Valley of the Moon)

Argentina

40 species

Triassic dinosaur fossils (Eoraptor · Herrerasaurus)

National Park

Quttinirpaaq

Canada

39 species

Muskox · Polar Wolf · Arctic Hare

National Park

Shirvan

Azerbaijan

38 species

Goitered Gazelle · Golden Jackal · Greater Flamingo

National Park

Kobuk Valley

United States

37 species

National Park

Sierra de San Pedro Mártir

Mexico

37 species

California Condor · Bighorn Sheep · Puma

National Park

Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill)

Australia

34 species
National Park

Chapada dos Guimarães

Brazil

33 species

Maned Wolf · Scarlet Macaw · Falcon

Okavango DeltaUNESCO
National Park

Okavango Delta

Botswana

31 species

African Savanna Elephant · Lion · African Wild Dog

Mayo a octubre

National Park

Lencois Maranhenses

Brazil

31 species

Tartaruga (freshwater turtle) · migratory birds

National Park

Petrified Forest

United States

29 species

UNESCO
World Heritage Site (Natural)

Islas y Áreas Protegidas del Golfo de California

Mexico

27 species

National Park

Great Basin

United States

27 species

Biosphere Reserve

Dana Biosphere Reserve

Jordan

26 species

Nubian ibex · Arabian leopard (possibly locally extinct)

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National Park

Desierto de los Leones

Mexico

26 species

Volcano Rabbit · Ringtail · Squirrel

Nature Reserve

Ein Gedi

Israel

24 species

Nubian ibex · rock hyrax

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UNESCO
National Park

Bahía de Loreto

Mexico

24 species

Namib-NaukluftUNESCO
National Park

Namib-Naukluft

Namibia

24 species

Oryx (gemsbok) · ostrich · tok-tokkie beetle

UNESCO
Transfrontier Park

Ai-Ais Richtersveld

South Africa

24 species

UNESCO
Protected Area

Wadi Rum

Jordan

23 species

National Park

Aulavik

Canada

22 species

Muskox · Peary Caribou · Polar Wolf

National Park

Tjoritja (West MacDonnell)

Australia

22 species
National Park

Kavir

Iran

21 species

National Park

Nambung (the Pinnacles Desert)

Australia

21 species
Macizo de EnnediUNESCO
Nature and Culture Reserve

Macizo de Ennedi

Chad

21 species

Nile crocodile (a relict population in desert pools) · Barbary sheep

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National Park

Lal Suhanra

Pakistan

21 species

Blackbuck · Houbara Bustard · Asiatic Wildcat

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UNESCO
National Park

Kootenay

Canada

21 species

Protected Nature Reserve

Sir Bani Yas Wildlife Reserve

United Arab Emirates

20 species

Arabian oryx (recovered from extinction in the wild) · Arabian mountain gazelle

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National Park

Gobi Gurvansaikhan

Mongolia

20 species

Wild Bactrian camel · snow leopard · Przewalski's horse

Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves
Nature Reserve

Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves

Niger

20 species

Addax (an antelope all but extinct in the wild) · Saharan cheetah

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National Reserve

Paracas

Peru

19 species

National Park

Watarrka (Kings Canyon)

Australia

19 species
National Park

Altyn Emel

Kazakhstan

National Park

Desierto del Thar

India

18 species

Nature Reserve

Mujib

Jordan

18 species

Nubian Ibex · Caracal · Striped Hyaena

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UNESCO
National Park

Sibiloi

Kenya

18 species

Nature Reserve

Badhyz Nature Reserve

Turkmenistan

National Park

Hingol

Pakistan

17 species

Leopard · Sind ibex

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UNESCO
Biosphere Reserve / World Heritage Site

Cuenca de Uvs Nuur

Mongolia

17 species

Nature Reserve

Cráter de Ramón

Israel

16 species

Nubian Ibex · Persian Onager (reintroduced) · Griffon Vulture

UNESCO
World Heritage Site (Natural)

Desierto de Lut

Iran

16 species
National Park

Pan de Azucar

Chile

16 species

Humboldt penguin · chungungo (marine otter)

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National Park

Jebil

Tunisia

16 species

Addax · Dama Gazelle · Dorcas Gazelle

National Park

Desierto Blanco

Egypt

15 species

Dorcas Gazelle · Fennec Fox · Rüppell's Fox

National Park

Fray Jorge

Chile

15 species

Culpeo · Harrier · Endemic Lizards

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Protected Area

Wadi El Rayan

Egypt

15 species

Dorcas Gazelle · Slender-horned Gazelle · Fennec Fox

Nature Reserve / World Heritage Site

Great Gobi Strictly Protected Area

Mongolia

14 species

Wild Bactrian camel (critically endangered) · Gobi bear (a brown bear subspecies · fewer than 40 in the world)

National Nature Reserve

Qomolangma (Everest)

China

13 species

Snow Leopard · Red Panda · Himalayan Tahr

Conservation Area

Annapurna

Nepal

13 species

National Reserve

Eduardo Avaroa

Bolivia

13 species

Andean flamingo · James's flamingo · vicuña

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Skeleton Coast
National Park

Skeleton Coast

Namibia

11 species

Desert lion (adapted to drink from coastal fog) · Cape fur seal

Mayo a octubre

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National Park

Nevado Tres Cruces

Chile

11 species

Andean Flamingo · James's Flamingo · Vicuna

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National Park

Iona

Angola

10 species

National Park

Namaqua

South Africa

9 species

Gemsbok · Springbok · Karoo Birds

UNESCO
National Reserve

Los Flamencos

Chile

8 species

UNESCO
National Park

Sanjiangyuan

China

8 species

UNESCO
World Heritage Site (Natural)

Parques Nacionales del Lago Turkana

Kenya

8 species

Nature Reserve

Al-Talila Nature Reserve

Syria

7 species

Arabian oryx (reintroduced) · gazelle

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UNESCO
World Heritage Site (Natural)

Lagos de Ounianga

Chad

7 species

Migratory Birds · Relict Freshwater Fish · Fennec Fox

Wildlife Reserve

Al Areen Wildlife Reserve

Bahrain

6 species

Arabian oryx · mountain gazelle · ostrich

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UNESCO
World Heritage Site (Natural)

Mar de Arena del Namib

Namibia

4 species

UNESCO
National Park

Ugam-Chatkal

Uzbekistan

3 species
ASMA (Antarctic Specially Managed Area) 2

Valles Secos de McMurdo

Antarctica

2 species

Cryptobiotic nematodes (the only native land fauna)

UNESCO
World Heritage Site (Natural)

Tianshan de Xinjiang

China

1 species

National Park

Gobi Gurvan Saikhan

Mongolia

Wild Bactrian Camel · Argali · Snow Leopard

Junio a septiembre

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UNESCO
World Heritage Site (Natural)

Reservas del Aïr y del Ténéré

Niger

Addax · Dama Gazelle · Saharan Cheetah

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UNESCO
National Park

Gran Cañón

United States

Transfrontier Park

Kgalagadi Transfronterizo

South Africa

Gemsbok · Black-maned Kalahari Lion · Meerkat

Mayo a septiembre

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National Park

Skeleton Coast

Namibia

Desert Lion · Cape Fur Seal · Brown Hyena

Mayo a octubre

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UNESCO
World Heritage Site (Natural)

Valle de las Ballenas (Wadi Al-Hitan)

Egypt

Basilosaurus And Dorudon Fossils · Fennec Fox · Dorcas Gazelle

Nature Park

Cabo de Gata-Níjar

Spain

299 species

Greater Flamingo · Common Tortoise · Ocellated Lizard

Todo el año

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Nature Park

Bardenas Reales

Spain

198 species

Eurasian Eagle-Owl · Dupont's Lark · Montagu's Harrier

Todo el año

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National Park

Drents-Friese Wold

Netherlands

177 species

Roe Deer · Smooth Snake · European Nightjar

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UNESCO
Regional Park

Etna

Italy

89 species

Wildcat · Fox · Crested Porcupine

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National Park

Big Bend

United States

71 species

Black bear · puma · roadrunner

Depende de la región

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Protected Area

Gebel Elba

Egypt

68 species

Dorcas Gazelle · Nubian Ibex · Leopard Tortoise

Octubre a abril

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Biosphere Reserve

Sierra Gorda

Mexico

66 species

Jaguar · black bear · military macaw

Noviembre a abril

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Moremi (Okavango Delta)
Game Reserve

Moremi (Okavango Delta)

Botswana

63 species

African wild dog · lion · savanna elephant

Mayo a octubre

View park
Banc d'ArguinUNESCO
National Park

Banc d'Arguin

Mauritania

61 species

Greater flamingo · Dalmatian pelican · green turtle

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National Park

Wadi El Gemal

Egypt

53 species

Dugong · Green Turtle · Dorcas Gazelle

Octubre a abril

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Mexican free-tailed bat (over 400 · 000 in the summer colony)

Depende de la región

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Critically endangered Sonoran pronghorn

Noviembre a abril

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Noviembre a abril

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Coyote · desert bighorn sheep

Depende de la región

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Mayo a septiembre

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Octubre a marzo

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Junio a septiembre
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Caribou (Western Arctic herd · hundreds of thousands of animals)

Depende de la región

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Noviembre a abril

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Freshwater crocodile · snake-necked turtle

Marzo a mayo

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Junio a octubre
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Junio a octubre
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Pronghorn · Coyote · Horned Lizard

Depende de la región

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Vaquita · Totoaba · California Sea Lion

Noviembre a abril

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Yellow-bellied Marmot · Golden Eagle

Depende de la región

View park

Noviembre a abril

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Blue Whale · Fin Whale · California Sea Lion

Noviembre a abril

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Mayo a octubre
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Cape mountain zebra · gemsbok oryx

Mayo a septiembre

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Nubian Ibex · Rüppell's Fox
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Junio a septiembre
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Black-footed rock-wallaby · budgerigar

Marzo a mayo

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Persian Onager · Asiatic Cheetah · Goitered Gazelle
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Emu · western grey kangaroo

Marzo a mayo

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Mountain Goat · Bighorn Sheep · Black Bear

Junio a septiembre

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Junio a septiembre
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Humboldt penguin · South American sea lion · Chilean flamingo

Mayo a octubre

View park

Black-footed rock-wallaby · dingo

Marzo a mayo

View park
19 species

Kulan (Asiatic wild ass) · Mongolian gazelle

View park
Great Indian Bustard · Chinkara · Fennec Fox

Noviembre a marzo

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Grevy's Zebra · Beisa Oryx · Nile Crocodile

Junio a octubre, con la gran migración

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18 species

Turkmen kulan · Persian leopard

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Argali (Central Asian wild sheep) · snow leopard

Junio a septiembre

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Rüppell's Fox · Jerboa · Desert Lizards

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Octubre a abril
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Octubre a abril

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Junio a septiembre
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Marzo a mayo

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Snow Leopard · Himalayan Black Bear

Octubre a diciembre

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Gemsbok · Springbok · Hartmann's Mountain Zebra
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Mayo a septiembre

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Andean flamingo · James's flamingo · vicuña
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Tibetan Antelope · Wild Yak · Snow Leopard

Marzo a mayo

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Nile Crocodile · Hippopotamus · Migratory Waterbirds

Junio a octubre, con la gran migración

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Gemsbok · Darkling Beetle · Web-footed Gecko

Mayo a octubre

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Snow Leopard · Tian Shan Brown Bear · Menzbier's Marmot

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Noviembre a marzo
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Snow Leopard · Argali · Siberian Ibex

Marzo a mayo

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California condor · Bighorn sheep · Kaibab squirrel

Depende de la región

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Octubre a abril
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