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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)80 – 5,177

19 parks and reserves found

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Palo Verde
National Park

Palo Verde

Costa Rica

62 species

Jabiru (the largest stork in the Americas) · scarlet macaw

Diciembre a abril

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Santa Rosa
National Park

Santa Rosa

Costa Rica

62 species

Howler Monkey · White-tailed Deer

Diciembre a abril

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Guanahacabibes
Biosphere Reserve

Guanahacabibes

Cuba

59 species

Cuban crocodile · green turtle

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Monarch ButterflyUNESCO
Biosphere Reserve

Monarch Butterfly

Mexico

38 species

Monarch butterfly

Noviembre a abril

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Nevado de Colima
National Park

Nevado de Colima

Mexico

30 species

Puma · White-tailed Deer

Noviembre a abril

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Machalilla
National Park

Machalilla

Ecuador

26 species

Blue-footed booby · humpback whale (seasonal passage)

Junio a septiembre

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Puracé
National Park

Puracé

Colombia

24 species

Andean condor · spectacled bear · mountain tapir

Diciembre a marzo

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UNESCO World Heritage
Big cats and herds
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Safari and savannah
Tropical rainforests
Marine parks
High mountains
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Moremi (Okavango Delta)UNESCO
Game Reserve

Moremi (Okavango Delta)

Botswana

63 speciesSee park
ComoéUNESCO
National Park

Comoé

Côte d’Ivoire

62 speciesSee park
Niokolo-KobaUNESCO
National Park

Niokolo-Koba

Senegal

62 speciesSee park
Saslaya
National Park

Saslaya

Nicaragua

31 speciesSee park
Los Quetzales
National Park

Los Quetzales

Costa Rica

31 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.

HuascaránUNESCO
National Park

Huascarán

Peru

23 species

Puma · spectacled bear · Andean condor

Mayo a octubre

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SangayUNESCO
National Park

Sangay

Ecuador

22 species

Spectacled bear · mountain tapir · Andean condor

Junio a septiembre

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Cayambe Coca
National Park

Cayambe Coca

Ecuador

21 species

Spectacled bear · mountain tapir

Junio a septiembre

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Podocarpus
National Park

Podocarpus

Ecuador

21 species

Spectacled bear · mountain tapir · Andean cock-of-the-rock

Junio a septiembre

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Llanganates
National Park

Llanganates

Ecuador

20 species

Spectacled bear · mountain tapir

Junio a septiembre

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Los Nevados
National Park

Los Nevados

Colombia

20 species

Andean condor · spectacled bear · mountain tapir

Diciembre a marzo

See park
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
National Park

Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Colombia

20 species

Spectacled bear · mountain tapir · jaguar

Diciembre a marzo

See park
El Cajas
National Park

El Cajas

Ecuador

18 species

Puma · Andean white-tailed deer

Junio a septiembre

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El Cocuy
National Park

El Cocuy

Colombia

18 species

Andean condor · spectacled bear · mountain tapir

Diciembre a marzo

See park
Antisana
Ecological Reserve

Antisana

Ecuador

16 species

Andean condor · Andean wild horse

Junio a septiembre

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Cotopaxi
National Park

Cotopaxi

Ecuador

16 species

Wild horse · Andean condor · Andean fox

Junio a septiembre

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Cutervo
National Park

Cutervo

Peru

12 species

Oilbird (a nocturnal bird with echolocation) · spectacled bear

Mayo a octubre

See park