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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 – 30,893

29 parks and reserves found

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iSimangalisoUNESCO
Wetland Park

iSimangaliso

South Africa

133 species

Hippopotamus · Nile crocodile · humpback whale passing along the coast

Mayo a septiembre

See park
Kruger National Park
National Park

Kruger National Park

South Africa

92 species

lion · leopard · elephant

Mayo a septiembre

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Nyerere (formerly Selous)UNESCO
National Park

Nyerere (formerly Selous)

Tanzania

74 species

African wild dog · elephant · Nile crocodile

Junio a septiembre

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Gorongosa
National Park

Gorongosa

Mozambique

73 species

Lion · elephant · buffalo (recovering)

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Hluhluwe-iMfolozi
Game Reserve

Hluhluwe-iMfolozi

South Africa

63 species

White rhinoceros (a pioneering conservation programme since the 1900s) · lion

Mayo a septiembre

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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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Gola Rainforest
National Park

Gola Rainforest

Sierra Leone

50 species

West African chimpanzee · giant pangolin

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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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UNESCO World Heritage
Big cats and herds
Best photographed
Safari and savannah
Tropical rainforests
Marine parks
High mountains
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Pitons of Saint LuciaUNESCO
Management Area (World Heritage Site)

Pitons of Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia

5 speciesSee park
Mount Nimba Strict Nature ReserveUNESCO
Strict Nature Reserve

Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve

Guinea

5 speciesSee park
Blue and John Crow MountainsUNESCO
National Park

Blue and John Crow Mountains

Jamaica

4 speciesSee park
Chyulu Hills
National Park

Chyulu Hills

Kenya

11 speciesSee park
Terra Nova Bay
ASPA 173

Terra Nova Bay

Antarctica

11 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.

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

See park
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

See park
BwindiUNESCO
National Park

Bwindi

Uganda

31 species

Mountain gorilla · chimpanzee · black-and-white colobus

Diciembre a febrero

See park
Nyungwe
National Park

Nyungwe

Rwanda

26 species

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

Junio a septiembre

See park
Udzungwa Mountains
National Park

Udzungwa Mountains

Tanzania

21 species

Kipunji monkey (scientifically described in 2005) · Matundu galago

Junio a septiembre

See park
KilimanjaroUNESCO
National Park

Kilimanjaro

Tanzania

20 species

African elephant · buffalo · colobus

Junio a septiembre

See park
Aberdare
National Park

Aberdare

Kenya

20 species

Black rhinoceros · elephant · leopard

Junio a octubre, con la gran migración

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Tsitsikamma
National Park

Tsitsikamma

South Africa

20 species

Bottlenose dolphin · southern right whale (seasonal passage)

Mayo a septiembre

See park
Rwenzori MountainsUNESCO
National Park

Rwenzori Mountains

Uganda

18 species

Forest elephant · three-horned chameleon

Diciembre a febrero

See park
National Park

Mikumi

Tanzania

73 species

Lion · Maasai giraffe · African wild dog

Junio a septiembre

See park
National Park

Saadani

Tanzania

48 species

African Savanna Elephant · Green Turtle · Humpback Dolphin

Junio a septiembre

See park
National Park

Gashaka Gumti

Nigeria

46 species

Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee · Lion · African Savanna Elephant

See park
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