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Parks and nature reserves

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1,381 parks and reserves across 178 countries — from savannah safaris to protected reefs.

1,381protected areas2,219documented species376World Heritage Sites

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Area (km²)15 – 344,400

16 parks and reserves found

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Quirimbas
National Park

Quirimbas

Mozambique

96 species

Dugong · Green Turtle

See park
Bazaruto Archipelago
Marine National Park

Bazaruto Archipelago

Mozambique

68 species

Dugong · sea turtle · bottlenose dolphin

See park
Ras Mohammed
National Park

Ras Mohammed

Egypt

60 species

Hammerhead shark · green turtle · Napoleon wrasse

Octubre a abril

See park
Mohéli Marine National Park
Marine National Park

Mohéli Marine National Park

Comoros

60 species

Green Turtle · Dolphin · Dugong

See park
Lag Badana National Park
National Park

Lag Badana National Park

Somalia

10 species

Lion · Lesser Kudu · Salt's Dik-dik

See park
UNESCO
Marine Park

Great Barrier Reef

Australia

104 species

Dugong · green turtle · whale shark

UNESCO
Marine Park

Ningaloo

Australia

95 species

Whale shark · giant manta ray

UNESCO
National Park

Komodo

Indonesia

84 species

Komodo dragon · giant manta ray

UNESCO
Marine National Park

Rock Islands of Palau

Palau

74 species

Golden jellyfish (unable to sting) · reef shark

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Strict Nature Reserve

Ngerukewid Islands

Palau

63 species

Green turtle · Pacific frigatebird

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

Okavango Delta

Botswana

31 speciesSee park
Ciénaga de ZapataUNESCO
Biosphere Reserve

Ciénaga de Zapata

Cuba

30 speciesSee park
IvindoUNESCO
National Park

Ivindo

Gabon

28 speciesSee park
Aberdare
National Park

Aberdare

Kenya

20 speciesSee park
Podocarpus
National Park

Podocarpus

Ecuador

21 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.

Marzo a mayo
See park
Marzo a mayo
See park
Abril a octubre
See park
UNESCO
National Park

K'gari (Fraser Island)

Australia

49 species

Fraser Island dingo (the purest lineage in Australia)

Marzo a mayo

See park
UNESCO
Nature Reserve (World Heritage Site)

Shark Bay

Australia

31 species

Dugong (the largest population in the world) · Shark Bay bottlenose dolphin

Marzo a mayo

See park
Protected Nature Reserve

Sir Bani Yas Wildlife Reserve

United Arab Emirates

20 species

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

See park
UNESCO
World Heritage Site (reef system)

Lagoons of New Caledonia

New Caledonia

19 species

Dugong · Hawksbill Turtle

See park
National Park

Nino Konis Santana National Park

Timor-Leste

7 species

Yellow-crested Cockatoo · Saltwater Crocodile · Dugong

See park
Community Conservation Area

Vatthe (Loru)

Vanuatu

5 species

Vanuatu megapode · Vanuatu kingfisher (both endemic)

See park