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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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89 parks and reserves found

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UNESCO World Heritage
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CoibaUNESCO
National Park

Coiba

Panama

69 speciesSee park
Central Suriname Nature ReserveUNESCO
Nature Reserve / World Heritage Site

Central Suriname Nature Reserve

Suriname

69 speciesSee park
DariénUNESCO
National Park

Darién

Panama

65 speciesSee park
Henri Pittier
National Park

Henri Pittier

Venezuela

15 speciesSee park
Torotoro
National Park

Torotoro

Bolivia

16 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.

Sable Island
National Park Reserve

Sable Island

Canada

42 species

Sable Island wild horse · grey seal (the largest breeding colony in the world)

Junio a septiembre

See park
Revillagigedo ArchipelagoUNESCO
National Park

Revillagigedo Archipelago

Mexico

31 species

Giant manta ray · whale shark · hammerhead shark

Noviembre a abril

See park
Machalilla
National Park

Machalilla

Ecuador

26 species

Blue-footed booby · humpback whale (seasonal passage)

Junio a septiembre

See park
Gorgona
National Park

Gorgona

Colombia

20 species

Coral snake · humpback whale (seasonal passage)

Diciembre a marzo

See park
Marino Ballena
National Park

Marino Ballena

Costa Rica

19 species

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

Diciembre a abril

See park
Biosphere Reserve

Urdaibai

Spain

329 species

Eurasian Spoonbill · Grey Heron · Great Cormorant

Todo el año

See park
Nature Park

Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina

Portugal

321 species

White Stork · Otter · Peregrine Falcon

See park
Nature Park

Ebro Delta

Spain

368 species

Greater flamingo · kingfisher

Todo el año

See park
Nature Park

Ria Formosa

Portugal

346 species

Common chameleon · greater flamingo

See park
Nature Park

Cabo de Gata-Níjar

Spain

299 species

Greater flamingo · spur-thighed tortoise · ocellated lizard

Todo el año

Nature Park

Arrábida

Portugal

295 species

Bottlenose dolphin · peregrine falcon · cave-dwelling bats

See park
UNESCO
National Park

Northumberland

United Kingdom

294 species

Red squirrel · red grouse

National Park

Circeo

Italy

270 species

Wintering waterbirds · wild boar · peregrine falcon

See park
National Park

Calanques

France

266 species

Bonelli's eagle

Mayo a septiembre

See park
Assateague Island
National Seashore

Assateague Island

United States

157 species

Assateague wild horse · bald eagle

Depende de la región

See park
Acadia
National Park

Acadia

United States

143 species

American beaver · moose

Depende de la región

See park
Cape Cod
National Seashore

Cape Cod

United States

142 species

Red fox · grey seal

Depende de la región

See park
Fundy
National Park

Fundy

Canada

118 species

Peregrine falcon · moose

Junio a septiembre

See park
Gros MorneUNESCO
National Park

Gros Morne

Canada

108 species

Moose · woodland caribou

Junio a septiembre

See park
Cape Breton Highlands
National Park

Cape Breton Highlands

Canada

88 species

Moose · bald eagle

Junio a septiembre

See park
CoibaUNESCO
National Park

Coiba

Panama

69 species

Whitetip shark · humpback whale · Coiba howler monkey

See park
Fernando de NoronhaUNESCO
Marine National Park

Fernando de Noronha

Brazil

52 species

Spinner dolphin · green turtle · shark

Junio a octubre

See park
Galápagos National ParkUNESCO
National Park

Galápagos National Park

Ecuador

47 species

Galápagos giant tortoise · marine iguana · Galápagos penguin

Junio a septiembre

See park
Cocos IslandUNESCO
National Park

Cocos Island

Costa Rica

43 species

Hammerhead shark · whale shark · spotted dolphin

Diciembre a abril

See park
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Mayo a septiembre
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