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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)375 – 11,500

11 parks and reserves found

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ComoeUNESCO
National Park

Comoe

Côte d’Ivoire

62 species

West African savannah elephant · buffalo · hippopotamus

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TaiUNESCO
National Park

Tai

Côte d’Ivoire

60 species

Chimpanzee · Pygmy Hippopotamus · Red Colobus

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National Park

Mole

Ghana

60 species

West African savannah elephant · buffalo · kob antelope

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Kakum
National Park

Kakum

Ghana

59 species

West African forest elephant · colobus

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Gola Rainforest
National Park

Gola Rainforest

Sierra Leone

50 species

West African chimpanzee · giant pangolin

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Sapo National Park
National Park

Sapo National Park

Liberia

47 species

Forest elephant · West African chimpanzee

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National Park

Gashaka Gumti

Nigeria

46 species

Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee · Lion · African Savanna Elephant

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Yankari National Park
National Park

Yankari National Park

Nigeria

42 species

Savanna elephant · lion · baboon

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Korup
National Park

Korup

Cameroon

39 species

Cross River gorilla (the most threatened gorilla subspecies in the world)

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National Park

Cross River

Nigeria

31 species

Cross River Gorilla · Drill · Chimpanzee

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UNESCO World Heritage
Big cats and herds
Best photographed
Safari and savannah
Tropical rainforests
Marine parks
High mountains
Most popular
iSimangalisoUNESCO
Wetland Park

iSimangaliso

South Africa

133 speciesSee park
UNESCO
National Park

Muddus

Sweden

133 speciesSee park
UNESCO
World Heritage Site (Natural)

Aeolian Islands

Italy

129 speciesSee park
UNESCO
National Park

Sjeverni Velebit

Croatia

129 speciesSee park
National Park

Iztaccíhuatl-Popocatépetl

Mexico

27 speciesSee park
Great Basin
National Park

Great Basin

United States

27 speciesSee park
Fazao-Malfakassa National Park
National Park

Fazao-Malfakassa National Park

Togo

7 speciesSee park