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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)1 – 1,240,000

20 parks and reserves found

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Diego Ramírez Islands
Marine Park

Diego Ramírez Islands

Chile

24 species

Black-browed albatross · southern rockhopper penguin

See park
Admiralty Bay
ASMA 1

Admiralty Bay

Antarctica

14 species

Southern elephant seal · gentoo penguin

Noviembre a marzo

See park
Fildes Peninsula
ASMA 1

Fildes Peninsula

Antarctica

13 species

Chinstrap penguin · Antarctic giant petrel

Noviembre a marzo

See park
Deception Island
ASMA 4

Deception Island

Antarctica

12 species

Chinstrap penguin · leopard seal

Noviembre a marzo

See park
Cape Shirreff
ASPA 149

Cape Shirreff

Antarctica

10 species

Antarctic fur seal (recovering strongly after 19th-century sealing) · chinstrap penguin

Noviembre a marzo

See park
Signy Island
ASPA

Signy Island

Antarctica

10 species

Weddell seal · Antarctic giant petrel

Noviembre a marzo

See park
Elephant Island
Site of historic importance (no formal ASPA designation)

Elephant Island

Antarctica

9 species

Chinstrap penguin (one of the largest colonies in the world) · leopard seal

Noviembre a marzo

See park
Byers Peninsula
ASPA 126

Byers Peninsula

Antarctica

9 species

Southern elephant seal · gentoo penguin

Noviembre a marzo

See park
Avian Island
ASPA

Avian Island

Antarctica

8 species

Gentoo penguin · Antarctic giant petrel · south polar skua

Noviembre a marzo

See park
Ardley Island
ASPA 171

Ardley Island

Antarctica

8 species

Gentoo Penguin · Chinstrap Penguin

Noviembre a marzo

See park
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EmasUNESCO
National Park

Emas

Brazil

48 speciesSee park
El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de AltarUNESCO
Biosphere Reserve

El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar

Mexico

47 speciesSee park
Grand CanyonUNESCO
National Park

Grand Canyon

United States

47 speciesSee park
El Cocuy
National Park

El Cocuy

Colombia

18 speciesSee park
El Cajas
National Park

El Cajas

Ecuador

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.

Prince Edward Islands
Special Nature Reserve

Prince Edward Islands

South Africa

6 species

Grey-headed Albatross · King Penguin

Mayo a septiembre

See park
Nature Reserve / Marine Protected Area

South Georgia (Grytviken and St Andrews Bay)

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

22 species

King penguin · Antarctic fur seal · wandering albatross

See park
UNESCO
National Nature Reserve

Kerguelen Islands

French Southern Territories

21 species

King Penguin · Southern Elephant Seal

See park
UNESCO
World Heritage Reserve

Macquarie Island

Australia

19 species

Royal penguin (endemic to the island) · king penguin

Marzo a mayo

See park
UNESCO
National Park

Heard and McDonald Islands

Australia

18 species

Southern Elephant Seal · Chinstrap Penguin

Marzo a mayo

See park
Nature Reserve

South Georgia (Isla San Pedro)

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

14 species

Antarctic fur seal (the largest population in the world · more than 4 million animals)

See park
Special Nature Reserve

Bird Island, South Georgia

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

13 species

Wandering albatross · Antarctic fur seal

See park
Nature Reserve

South Sandwich Islands

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

7 species

Chinstrap penguin (one of the largest colonies in the world) · crabeater seal

See park
Nature Reserve

Bouvet Island

Norway

6 species

Crabeater seal · chinstrap penguin

Junio a agosto

See park
Nature Reserve

Zavodovski Island

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

5 species

Chinstrap penguin (a colony of more than a million pairs)

See park