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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)3 – 94,000

12 parks and reserves found

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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
South Orkney Islands Southern Shelf
Marine Protected Area

South Orkney Islands Southern Shelf

Antarctica

9 species

Antarctic krill · orca · minke whale

Noviembre a marzo

See park
Ardley Island
ASPA 171

Ardley Island

Antarctica

8 species

Gentoo Penguin · Chinstrap Penguin

Noviembre a marzo

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
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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.

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