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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)77 – 34,287

19 parks and reserves found

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National Park

Sarek

Sweden

151 species

Brown Bear · Lynx · Wolverine

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National Park

Abisko

Sweden

150 species

Norway Lemming · Golden Eagle

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National Park

Hardangervidda

Norway

145 species

Europe's largest wild reindeer herd

Junio a agosto

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National Park

Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella

Norway

144 species

Musk ox · wild mountain reindeer

Junio a agosto

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National Park

Femundsmarka

Norway

140 species

Scandinavian brown bear (occasional) · Eurasian lynx

Junio a agosto

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National Park

Rondane

Norway

139 species

Wild mountain reindeer · golden eagle

Junio a agosto

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National Park

Padjelanta

Sweden

126 species

Reindeer · golden eagle · ptarmigan

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National Park

Urho Kekkonen

Finland

106 species

Reindeer · Wolf

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National Park

Pallas-Yllastunturi

Finland

104 species

Brown Bear · Wolverine

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National Park

Jotunheimen

Norway

99 species

Arctic Fox · Wild Reindeer

Junio a agosto

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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 (Denmark)

Denmark

111 speciesSee park
Gros MorneUNESCO
National Park

Gros Morne

Canada

108 speciesSee park
Sian Ka'anUNESCO
Biosphere Reserve

Sian Ka'an

Mexico

107 speciesSee park
UNESCO
Nature Reserve

Srebarna Nature Reserve

Bulgaria

106 speciesSee park
National Park

Penang

Malaysia

28 speciesSee park
National Park

Namadgi

Australia

28 speciesSee park
UNESCO
National Park

Vatnajokull

Iceland

48 species

Arctic fox · seal

Junio a agosto

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Gates of the Arctic
National Park

Gates of the Arctic

United States

47 species

Caribou · Arctic wolf

Depende de la región

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UNESCO
Nature Reserve / World Heritage Site

Wrangel Island

Russia

44 species

Polar bear (the highest density of maternity dens in the world) · Pacific walrus

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Auyuittuq
National Park

Auyuittuq

Canada

41 species

Muskox · the occasional polar bear

Junio a septiembre

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Kobuk Valley
National Park

Kobuk Valley

United States

37 species

Caribou (Western Arctic herd · hundreds of thousands of animals)

Depende de la región

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Ivvavik
National Park

Ivvavik

Canada

33 species

Porcupine herd caribou · grizzly bear

Junio a septiembre

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UNESCO
State Nature Reserve / World Heritage Site

Putorana Plateau

Russia

31 species

Siberian wild reindeer (the largest land migration in the world · over a million animals)

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UNESCO
National Park

Thingvellir (Þingvellir)

Iceland

19 species

Arctic char

Junio a agosto

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Torngat Mountains
National Park

Torngat Mountains

Canada

15 species

Polar bear · caribou

Junio a septiembre

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