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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)117 – 30,893

30 parks and reserves found

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iSimangalisoUNESCO
Wetland Park

iSimangaliso

South Africa

133 species

Hippopotamus · Nile crocodile · humpback whale passing along the coast

Mayo a septiembre

See park
Serengeti National ParkUNESCO
National Park

Serengeti National Park

Tanzania

92 species

African lion · wildebeest · zebra

Junio a septiembre

See park
Kruger National Park
National Park

Kruger National Park

South Africa

92 species

lion · leopard · elephant

Mayo a septiembre

See park
Maasai Mara National Reserve
National Reserve

Maasai Mara National Reserve

Kenya

81 species

Lion · Leopard · Nile Crocodile

Junio a octubre, con la gran migración

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NgorongoroUNESCO
Conservation Area

Ngorongoro

Tanzania

80 species

Lion · black rhinoceros · elephant

Junio a septiembre

See park
UNESCO World Heritage
Big cats and herds
Best photographed
Safari and savannah
Tropical rainforests
Marine parks
High mountains
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Mount EmeiUNESCO
National Park / World Heritage Site

Mount Emei

China

4 speciesSee park
Morne Trois PitonsUNESCO
National Park

Morne Trois Pitons

Dominica

4 speciesSee park
Vallée de MaiUNESCO
Nature Reserve

Vallée de Mai

Seychelles

1 speciesSee park
Deception Island
ASMA 4

Deception Island

Antarctica

12 speciesSee park
Cutervo
National Park

Cutervo

Peru

12 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.

Tsavo
National Park

Tsavo

Kenya

76 species

Red elephant (from the local dust) · maneless lion · black rhinoceros

Junio a octubre, con la gran migración

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Tarangire
National Park

Tarangire

Tanzania

76 species

African elephant · the occasional tree-climbing lion

Junio a septiembre

See park
Ruaha
National Park

Ruaha

Tanzania

76 species

Lion · African wild dog · greater kudu

Junio a septiembre

See park
Nyerere (formerly Selous)UNESCO
National Park

Nyerere (formerly Selous)

Tanzania

74 species

African wild dog · elephant · Nile crocodile

Junio a septiembre

See park
Gorongosa
National Park

Gorongosa

Mozambique

73 species

Lion · elephant · buffalo (recovering)

See park
Samburu
National Reserve

Samburu

Kenya

72 species

Reticulated giraffe · Grévy's zebra · gerenuk

Junio a octubre, con la gran migración

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Meru
National Park

Meru

Kenya

70 species

Grévy's zebra · gerenuk · lion (reintroduced after a steep decline)

Junio a octubre, con la gran migración

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Etosha
National Park

Etosha

Namibia

69 species

Black rhinoceros · lion · oryx (gemsbok)

Mayo a octubre

See park
South Luangwa
National Park

South Luangwa

Zambia

67 species

Leopard · Thornicroft's giraffe (endemic) · hippopotamus

See park
Chobe
National Park

Chobe

Botswana

66 species

African savannah elephant · buffalo · lion

Mayo a octubre

See park
Hwange
National Park

Hwange

Zimbabwe

63 species

African elephant · African wild dog · lion

See park
Moremi (Okavango Delta)UNESCO
Game Reserve

Moremi (Okavango Delta)

Botswana

63 species

African wild dog · lion · savannah elephant

Mayo a octubre

See park
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi
Game Reserve

Hluhluwe-iMfolozi

South Africa

63 species

White rhinoceros (a pioneering conservation programme since the 1900s) · lion

Mayo a septiembre

See park
Kafue
National Park

Kafue

Zambia

62 species

Lion · cheetah · African wild dog

See park
Niokolo-KobaUNESCO
National Park

Niokolo-Koba

Senegal

62 species

West African lion · elephant · African wild dog

See park
Amboseli
National Park

Amboseli

Kenya

61 species

African elephant · lion · Maasai giraffe

Junio a octubre, con la gran migración

See park
Marakele
National Park

Marakele

South Africa

61 species

Cape vulture (the largest colony in the world) · white rhinoceros

Mayo a septiembre

See park
MapungubweUNESCO
National Park

Mapungubwe

South Africa

53 species

African elephant · leopard

Mayo a septiembre

See park
Gonarezhou
National Park

Gonarezhou

Zimbabwe

47 species

African elephant · lion

See park
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