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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 – 42,000

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

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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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Sapo National Park
National Park

Sapo National Park

Liberia

47 species

Forest elephant · West African 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
Mount EmeiUNESCO
National Park / World Heritage Site

Mount Emei

China

4 speciesSee park
Morne Trois PitonsUNESCO
National Park

Morne Trois Pitons

Dominica

4 speciesSee park
Vallée de MaiUNESCO
Nature Reserve

Vallée de Mai

Seychelles

1 speciesSee park
Deception Island
ASMA 4

Deception Island

Antarctica

12 speciesSee park
Cutervo
National Park

Cutervo

Peru

12 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.

Korup
National Park

Korup

Cameroon

39 species

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

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Outamba-Kilimi National Park
National Park

Outamba-Kilimi National Park

Sierra Leone

38 species

Chimpanzee · pygmy hippopotamus · forest elephant

See park
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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SalongaUNESCO
National Park

Salonga

Democratic Republic of the Congo

36 species

Bonobo · forest elephant · Congo peafowl

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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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BwindiUNESCO
National Park

Bwindi

Uganda

31 species

Mountain gorilla · chimpanzee · black-and-white colobus

Diciembre a febrero

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Loango National Park
National Park

Loango National Park

Gabon

29 species

Hippopotamus (the surfing hippo) · forest elephant

See park
IvindoUNESCO
National Park

Ivindo

Gabon

28 species

Forest elephant · western lowland gorilla

See park
Dzanga-Sangha
Special Reserve

Dzanga-Sangha

Central African Republic

26 species

Forest elephant · western lowland gorilla · bongo

See park
Nyungwe
National Park

Nyungwe

Rwanda

26 species

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

Junio a septiembre

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National Park

Gashaka Gumti

Nigeria

46 species

Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee · Lion · African Savanna Elephant

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National Reserve

Niassa

Mozambique

39 species

African Savanna Elephant · African Wild Dog · Niassa Wildebeest

See park
National Park

Campo Ma'an

Cameroon

32 species

Mandrill · Western Lowland Gorilla · African Forest Elephant

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National Park

Cross River

Nigeria

31 species

Cross River Gorilla · Drill · Chimpanzee

See park
National Park

Nouabale-Ndoki

Republic of the Congo

31 species

Western lowland gorilla · forest elephant

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