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Parks and nature reserves

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1,382 parks and reserves across 178 countries — from savannah safaris to protected reefs.

1,382protected areas2,219documented species376World Heritage Sites

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Area (km²)16 – 13,793

24 parks and reserves found

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Point Reyes
Coastal National Reserve

Point Reyes

United States

100 species

Northern elephant seal · tule elk

Depende de la región

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National Park

Cumbres de Monterrey

Mexico

71 species

Black Bear · Puma · Great Green Macaw

Noviembre a abril

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Big Bend
National Park

Big Bend

United States

71 species

Black bear · puma · roadrunner

Depende de la región

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Sierra Gorda
Biosphere Reserve

Sierra Gorda

Mexico

66 species

Jaguar · black bear · military macaw

Noviembre a abril

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Sumidero Canyon
National Park

Sumidero Canyon

Mexico

56 species

River crocodile · spider monkey

Noviembre a abril

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Guadalupe Mountains
National Park

Guadalupe Mountains

United States

55 species

Puma · Black Bear

Depende de la región

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Saguaro
National Park

Saguaro

United States

50 species

Elf owl · lesser long-nosed bat

Depende de la región

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Carlsbad CavernsUNESCO
National Park

Carlsbad Caverns

United States

49 species

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

Depende de la región

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Grand CanyonUNESCO
National Park

Grand Canyon

United States

47 species

California condor · Bighorn sheep · Kaibab squirrel

Depende de la región

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Joshua Tree
National Park

Joshua Tree

United States

41 species

Coyote · desert bighorn sheep

Depende de la región

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UNESCO World Heritage
Big cats and herds
Best photographed
Safari and savannah
Tropical rainforests
Marine parks
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UNESCO
National Park

Jasmund

Germany

105 speciesSee park
UNESCO
Marine Park

Great Barrier Reef

Australia

104 speciesSee park
UNESCO
National Park

Wadden Sea (Lower Saxony)

Germany

102 speciesSee park
UNESCO
National Park

Wadden Sea (Schleswig-Holstein)

Germany

102 speciesSee park
Monte León
National Park

Monte León

Argentina

28 speciesSee park
National Park

Maria Island

Australia

28 speciesSee park
National Park

Cacahuamilpa Caverns

Mexico

39 species

Cave-dwelling Bats · Troglobitic Fauna · Scrubland Birds

Noviembre a abril

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Death Valley
National Park

Death Valley

United States

39 species

Desert bighorn sheep

Depende de la región

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Monarch ButterflyUNESCO
Biosphere Reserve

Monarch Butterfly

Mexico

38 species

Monarch butterfly

Noviembre a abril

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Pinnacles
National Park

Pinnacles

United States

37 species

California condor (reintroduced)

Depende de la región

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Zion
National Park

Zion

United States

35 species

Puma · Bighorn Sheep

Depende de la región

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YosemiteUNESCO
National Park

Yosemite

United States

34 species

Black bear · mule deer

Depende de la región

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Nevado de Colima
National Park

Nevado de Colima

Mexico

30 species

Puma · White-tailed Deer

Noviembre a abril

See park
Sequoia National Park
National Park

Sequoia National Park

United States

30 species

Depende de la región

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UNESCO
National Park

Mesa Verde

United States

28 species

Puma · Black Bear · Mule Deer

Depende de la región

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Protection Area

Nevado de Toluca

Mexico

27 species

Volcano Rabbit · Coyote · Sierra Madre Sparrow

Noviembre a abril

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National Park

La Malinche

Mexico

27 species

Volcano Rabbit · Ringtail · Coyote

Noviembre a abril

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National Park

Iztaccíhuatl-Popocatépetl

Mexico

27 species

Volcano Rabbit · Lynx · Sierra Madre Sparrow

Noviembre a abril

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National Park

Desierto de los Leones

Mexico

26 species

Volcano Rabbit · Ringtail · Squirrel

Noviembre a abril

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National Park

Kings Canyon

United States

23 species

Black Bear · Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep · Marmot

Depende de la región

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