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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)60 – 7,995

13 parks and reserves found

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Tayrona
National Park

Tayrona

Colombia

102 species

Howler Monkey · Green Iguana · Toucan

Diciembre a marzo

See park
PortobeloUNESCO
National Park

Portobelo

Panama

87 species

Antillean manatee · howler monkey

See park
Dry Tortugas
National Park

Dry Tortugas

United States

65 species

Brown booby · hawksbill turtle

Depende de la región

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Morrocoy
National Park

Morrocoy

Venezuela

62 species

American flamingo · green iguana

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Los Roques
National Park

Los Roques

Venezuela

61 species

Sea turtle · lobster · frigatebird

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Fernando de NoronhaUNESCO
Marine National Park

Fernando de Noronha

Brazil

52 species

Spinner dolphin · green turtle · shark

Junio a octubre

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Galápagos National ParkUNESCO
National Park

Galápagos National Park

Ecuador

47 species

Galápagos giant tortoise · marine iguana · Galápagos penguin

Junio a septiembre

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Virgin Islands (St John)
National Park

Virgin Islands (St John)

U.S. Virgin Islands

47 species

Hawksbill turtle · Antillean iguana

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Utría
National Park

Utría

Colombia

41 species

Humpback whale · flat-billed toucan

Diciembre a marzo

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Machalilla
National Park

Machalilla

Ecuador

26 species

Blue-footed booby · humpback whale (seasonal passage)

Junio a septiembre

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Galápagos National ParkUNESCO
National Park

Galápagos National Park

Ecuador

47 speciesSee park
Bacalar ChicoUNESCO
National Park and Marine Reserve

Bacalar Chico

Belize

46 speciesSee park
Iguaçu National ParkUNESCO
National Park

Iguaçu National Park

Brazil

46 speciesSee park
Augrabies Falls
National Park

Augrabies Falls

South Africa

18 speciesSee park
Jaramillo Petrified Forest
National Park

Jaramillo Petrified Forest

Argentina

18 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.

Marino Ballena
National Park

Marino Ballena

Costa Rica

19 species

Humpback whale (two distinct populations from opposite hemispheres) · spotted dolphin

Diciembre a abril

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Los Haitises
National Park

Los Haitises

Dominican Republic

16 species

West Indian manatee · white-crowned pigeon

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Manglares Churute
Ecological Reserve

Manglares Churute

Ecuador

8 species

Howler monkey · boa constrictor

Junio a septiembre

See park