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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)80 – 18,958

16 parks and reserves found

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ManuUNESCO
National Park

Manu

Peru

93 species

Jaguar · giant otter · spectacled bear

Mayo a octubre

See park
Madidi
National Park

Madidi

Bolivia

90 species

Jaguar · spectacled bear · black spider monkey

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Cordillera Azul
National Park

Cordillera Azul

Peru

76 species

Jaguar · mountain tapir · spectacled bear

Mayo a octubre

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Serranía de la Macarena
Unique Natural Area

Serranía de la Macarena

Colombia

76 species

Jaguar · lowland tapir

Diciembre a marzo

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Amboró
National Park

Amboró

Bolivia

76 species

Andean bear · jaguar · horned curassow

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Carrasco
National Park

Carrasco

Bolivia

69 species

Oilbird (an echolocating nocturnal bird) · jaguar

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Sumaco Napo-Galeras
National Park

Sumaco Napo-Galeras

Ecuador

67 species

Jaguar · mountain tapir · spectacled bear

Junio a septiembre

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Yanachaga-Chemillén
National Park

Yanachaga-Chemillén

Peru

59 species

Spectacled bear · Andean cock-of-the-rock (the national bird)

Mayo a octubre

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SangayUNESCO
National Park

Sangay

Ecuador

22 species

Spectacled bear · mountain tapir · Andean condor

Junio a septiembre

See park
Río AbiseoUNESCO
National Park

Río Abiseo

Peru

21 species

Yellow-tailed woolly monkey (rediscovered in 1974 after being thought extinct)

Mayo a octubre

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UNESCO World Heritage
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Mammoth CaveUNESCO
National Park

Mammoth Cave

United States

121 speciesSee park
Great Smoky MountainsUNESCO
National Park

Great Smoky Mountains

United States

118 speciesSee park
Gros MorneUNESCO
National Park

Gros Morne

Canada

108 speciesSee park
Haleakalā
National Park

Haleakalā

United States

13 speciesSee park
Eduardo Avaroa
National Reserve

Eduardo Avaroa

Bolivia

13 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.

Farallones de Cali
National Park

Farallones de Cali

Colombia

21 species

Spectacled bear · Andean cock-of-the-rock

Diciembre a marzo

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Cayambe Coca
National Park

Cayambe Coca

Ecuador

21 species

Spectacled bear · mountain tapir

Junio a septiembre

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Podocarpus
National Park

Podocarpus

Ecuador

21 species

Spectacled bear · mountain tapir · Andean cock-of-the-rock

Junio a septiembre

See park
Llanganates
National Park

Llanganates

Ecuador

20 species

Spectacled bear · mountain tapir

Junio a septiembre

See park
Sierra Nevada de Mérida
National Park

Sierra Nevada de Mérida

Venezuela

18 species

Andean condor · spectacled bear

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Cutervo
National Park

Cutervo

Peru

12 species

Oilbird (a nocturnal bird with echolocation) · spectacled bear

Mayo a octubre

See park