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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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39 parks and reserves found

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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

National Park

Cape Range

Australia

90 species

Euro wallaroo · horseshoe bat

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National Park

Whitsunday Islands

Australia

74 species

Green Turtle · Humpback Whale · Dugong

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National Park

Royal National Park

Australia

54 species

Eastern grey kangaroo · short-beaked echidna

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National Park

Booderee

Australia

52 species

Eastern grey kangaroo · humpback whale (on migration)

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UNESCO
National Park

K'gari (Fraser Island)

Australia

49 species

Fraser Island dingo (the purest lineage in Australia)

UNESCO
National Park

Blue Mountains

Australia

49 species

Eastern Grey Kangaroo · Platypus

National Park

Ku-ring-gai Chase

Australia

48 species

Red-necked wallaby · kookaburra

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National Park

Wilsons Promontory

Australia

47 species

Eastern grey kangaroo · common wombat · platypus

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UNESCO World Heritage
Big cats and herds
Best photographed
Safari and savannah
Tropical rainforests
Marine parks
High mountains
Most popular
UNESCO
World Heritage Site (Mixed)

St Kilda

United Kingdom

123 speciesSee park
Mammoth CaveUNESCO
National Park

Mammoth Cave

United States

121 speciesSee park
UNESCO
World Heritage Site (Natural)

Dorset and East Devon Coast

United Kingdom

118 speciesSee park
Great Smoky MountainsUNESCO
National Park

Great Smoky Mountains

United States

118 speciesSee park
Arches
National Park

Arches

United States

27 speciesSee park
National Park

Wasur

Indonesia

28 speciesSee park
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National Park

Croajingolong

Australia

47 species

Greater glider · long-necked turtle

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UNESCO
National Park

Daintree

Australia

47 species

Southern cassowary · flying fox

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UNESCO
National Park

Kakadu

Australia

46 species

Saltwater crocodile · rock wallaby

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UNESCO
National Park

Border Ranges

Australia

45 species

Albert's lyrebird · long-nosed potoroo

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UNESCO
National Park

Barrington Tops

Australia

45 species

Platypus · spotted-tailed quoll (a carnivorous marsupial)

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UNESCO
National Park

Lamington

Australia

43 species

Albert's lyrebird · Fleay's barred frog

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National Park

Eungella

Australia

43 species

Platypus (one of the best places in Australia to watch it in the wild) · Eungella frog (possibly extinct)

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UNESCO
National Park

Dorrigo

Australia

42 species

Superb lyrebird · giant freshwater crayfish

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UNESCO
National Park

Springbrook

Australia

41 species

Albert's lyrebird · pouched frog (endemic and endangered)

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National Park

Dhilba Guuranda-Innes

Australia

41 species

Tammar wallaby (reintroduced) · bottlenose dolphin

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National Park

Grampians (Gariwerd)

Australia

40 species

Western grey kangaroo · short-beaked echidna

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National Park

Flinders Chase

Australia

39 species

Australian sea lion · platypus (introduced in the early 20th century)

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National Park

Great Otway

Australia

39 species

Koala · Red-necked Wallaby · Platypus

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National Park

Rinyirru (Lakefield)

Australia

38 species

Saltwater Crocodile · Brolga · Black-necked Stork

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