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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 – 33,350

22 parks and reserves found

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TaiUNESCO
National Park

Tai

Côte d’Ivoire

60 species

Chimpanzee · Pygmy Hippopotamus · Red Colobus

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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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Korup
National Park

Korup

Cameroon

39 species

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

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Outamba-Kilimi National Park
National Park

Outamba-Kilimi National Park

Sierra Leone

38 species

Chimpanzee · pygmy hippopotamus · forest elephant

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Kahuzi-BiegaUNESCO
National Park

Kahuzi-Biega

Democratic Republic of the Congo

37 species

Eastern lowland gorilla (the largest primate in the world)

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DjaUNESCO
Faunal Reserve

Dja

Cameroon

37 species

Western lowland gorilla · chimpanzee · forest elephant

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SalongaUNESCO
National Park

Salonga

Democratic Republic of the Congo

36 species

Bonobo · forest elephant · Congo peafowl

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UNESCO World Heritage
Big cats and herds
Best photographed
Safari and savannah
Tropical rainforests
Marine parks
High mountains
Most popular
UNESCO
World Heritage Site (Mixed)

Ohrid Region

North Macedonia

69 speciesSee park
Central Suriname Nature ReserveUNESCO
Nature Reserve / World Heritage Site

Central Suriname Nature Reserve

Suriname

69 speciesSee park
UNESCO
World Heritage Site (Natural)

Anticosti

Canada

68 speciesSee park
UNESCO
National Park

Yakushima

Japan

67 speciesSee park
Lassen Volcanic
National Park

Lassen Volcanic

United States

30 speciesSee park
Lanin
National Park

Lanin

Argentina

30 speciesSee park

About these parks

National parks, nature reserves and other protected areas, each linked to the species documented in it. A park profile gives its location, protection status and ecosystems and the wildlife recorded there, so you can choose a destination by the animals you want to see, or go from an animal to the parks where it lives. Where each piece of data comes from is explained in how we build our profiles.

Odzala-Kokoua
National Park

Odzala-Kokoua

Republic of the Congo

34 species

Western lowland gorilla · forest elephant · mandrill

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LopeUNESCO
National Park

Lope

Gabon

33 species

Mandrill (the largest documented concentration in the world) · western lowland gorilla

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Monte Alén National Park
National Park

Monte Alén National Park

Equatorial Guinea

32 species

Western lowland gorilla · mandrill · forest elephant

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National Park

Campo Ma'an

Cameroon

32 species

Mandrill · Western Lowland Gorilla · African Forest Elephant

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National Park

Cross River

Nigeria

31 species

Cross River Gorilla · Drill · Chimpanzee

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National Park

Nouabale-Ndoki

Republic of the Congo

31 species

Western lowland gorilla · forest elephant

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Loango National Park
National Park

Loango National Park

Gabon

29 species

Hippopotamus (the surfing hippo) · forest elephant

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UNESCO
World Heritage Site (Natural)

Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Democratic Republic of the Congo

28 species

Okapi · African Forest Elephant · Chimpanzee

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IvindoUNESCO
National Park

Ivindo

Gabon

28 species

Forest elephant · western lowland gorilla

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Dzanga-Sangha
Special Reserve

Dzanga-Sangha

Central African Republic

26 species

Forest elephant · western lowland gorilla · bongo

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UNESCO
National Park

Lobéké

Cameroon

25 species

African Forest Elephant · Western Lowland Gorilla · Bongo

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UNESCO
National Park

Dzanga-Ndoki

Central African Republic

11 species

African Forest Elephant · Western Lowland Gorilla · Bongo

See park