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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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Area (km²)220 – 13,546

16 parks and reserves found

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TaiUNESCO
National Park

Tai

Côte d’Ivoire

60 species

Chimpanzee · Pygmy Hippopotamus · Red Colobus

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Kakum
National Park

Kakum

Ghana

59 species

West African forest elephant · colobus

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Korup
National Park

Korup

Cameroon

39 species

Cross River gorilla (the most threatened gorilla subspecies in the world)

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Kahuzi-BiegaUNESCO
National Park

Kahuzi-Biega

Democratic Republic of the Congo

37 species

Eastern lowland gorilla (the largest primate in the world)

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Semuliki
National Park

Semuliki

Uganda

37 species

Forest elephant · De Brazza's monkey

Diciembre a febrero

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DjaUNESCO
Faunal Reserve

Dja

Cameroon

37 species

Western lowland gorilla · chimpanzee · forest elephant

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Odzala-Kokoua
National Park

Odzala-Kokoua

Republic of the Congo

34 species

Western lowland gorilla · forest elephant · mandrill

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LopeUNESCO
National Park

Lope

Gabon

33 species

Mandrill (the largest documented concentration in the world) · western lowland gorilla

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Monte Alén National Park
National Park

Monte Alén National Park

Equatorial Guinea

32 species

Western lowland gorilla · mandrill · forest elephant

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National Park

Cross River

Nigeria

31 species

Cross River Gorilla · Drill · Chimpanzee

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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
National Park

Wadden Sea National Park

Denmark

83 speciesSee park
UNESCO
National Park

Puerto Princesa Subterranean River

Philippines

81 speciesSee park
UNESCO
National Park

Curonian Spit (Russia)

Russia

80 speciesSee park
NgorongoroUNESCO
Conservation Area

Ngorongoro

Tanzania

80 speciesSee park
National Park

Montecristo

El Salvador

29 speciesSee park
White Sands
National Park

White Sands

United States

30 speciesSee park
BwindiUNESCO
National Park

Bwindi

Uganda

31 species

Mountain gorilla · chimpanzee · black-and-white colobus

Diciembre a febrero

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National Park

Nouabale-Ndoki

Republic of the Congo

31 species

Western lowland gorilla · forest elephant

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Loango National Park
National Park

Loango National Park

Gabon

29 species

Hippopotamus (the surfing hippo) · forest elephant

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National Park

Kibale

Uganda

28 species

Chimpanzee · Ugandan Red Colobus · Grey-cheeked Mangabey

Diciembre a febrero

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IvindoUNESCO
National Park

Ivindo

Gabon

28 species

Forest elephant · western lowland gorilla

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Nyungwe
National Park

Nyungwe

Rwanda

26 species

Chimpanzee · black-and-white colobus (troops of up to 400)

Junio a septiembre

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