Black-crowned Night Heron

Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park

Pescasseroli, Italy

+139 birds+18 mammals

Where the central Apennines rise in dramatic limestone and clay ridges, the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park unfolds across one of Italy's most…

Acadia National Park

Bar Harbor, United States

+291 birds+27 mammals

Where the Maine coast rises in granite cliffs and spruce-clad headlands, Acadia National Park unfolds across Mount Desert Island and its surrounding waters, a landscape carved…

Addo Elephant National Park

Sundays River Valley Local Municipality, South Africa

+388 birds+55 mammals

Where the Eastern Cape's semi-arid scrublands meet transitional woodland, Addo sprawls across 13,478 square kilometres of one of southern Africa's most biodiverse landscapes. The terrain rises…

Aggtelek National Park

Szin, Hungary

+119 birds+13 mammals

Where limestone karst terrain rises and plunges across North Hungary's borderlands, Aggtelek National Park unfolds across 543 square kilometres of one of Europe's most geologically dramatic…

Agulhas National Park

Cape Agulhas Local Municipality, South Africa

+224 birds+13 mammals

Where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet at Africa's southernmost tip, Agulhas National Park stretches across 892 square kilometres of windswept coastal landscape and rugged limestone…

Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge

Alaska, United States

+391 birds+58 mammals

Where the North Pacific collides with Alaska's rugged coastline, a sprawling archipelago of islands, rocky outcrops, and coastal headlands forms one of North America's most remote…

Amacayacu National Park

Leticia, Colombia

+567 birds+25 mammals

Where the Rio Amazonas curves through the tri-border region where Colombia, Peru, and Brazil converge, Amacayacu National Park sprawls across more than 5,250 square kilometres of…

Amboseli National Park

Etonet/Lenkism ward, Kenya

+501 birds+43 mammals

Where the Amboseli basin opens toward the Tanzanian frontier, a shallow alkaline lake mirrors vast skies across one of East Africa's most iconic savanna landscapes. The…

Anavilhanas National Park

Brazil

+468 birds+8 mammals

Across the Rio Negro in central Amazonas, an archipelago of over a thousand islands rises from the world's largest rainforest river system, creating a labyrinth of…

Arabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve

Kilifi, Kenya

+383 birds+29 mammals

Coastal forest rises from the Indian Ocean plains of Kilifi County, where sandy soils and seasonal rainfall have sculpted a woodland ecosystem unlike anywhere else on…

Araucárias National Park

Brazil

+231 birds+3 mammals

Where the southern Brazilian highlands rise into cool temperate forest, Araucárias National Park protects one of the Atlantic Forest's most distinctive ecosystems across 506 square kilometres…

Arches National Park

Grand County, United States

+185 birds+20 mammals

Where rust-red sandstone fins rise abruptly from high desert scrubland, Arches National Park spans 548 square kilometers of one of North America's most sculptural landscapes. The…

Arenal Volcano National Park

Peñas Blancas, Costa Rica

+551 birds+21 mammals

Straddling the border between Alajuela and Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica, this national park rises dramatically around one of Central America's most active volcanic systems. The…

Arusha National Park

Tanzania

+555 birds+16 mammals

Where the slopes of Mount Mawenzi rise above the Arusha region, a compact yet ecologically rich national park unfolds across montane forest, moorland, and alpine zones.…

Asinara National Park

Porto Torres, Italy

+103 birds+5 mammals

Rocky limestone cliffs plunge toward the Tyrrhenian Sea where Dell'Asinara National Park guards a slender island sanctuary off Sardinia's northwestern coast. The park's terrain is a…

Awash National Park

Didiga, Ethiopia

+473 birds+23 mammals

Where the Ethiopian Rift Valley carves through volcanic plateaus, a ribbon of riverine forest winds through acacia scrubland and grassland, creating a mosaic of habitats that…

Bandhavgarh National Park

Garhpuri, India

+285 birds+17 mammals

Where granite ridges rise dramatically above sal and bamboo forests, one of India's most pristine tiger reserves unfolds across the Vindhyan plateau. Ancient rock formations tower…

Bandipur National Park

Hirehalli, India

+302 birds+19 mammals

Where the Western Ghats descend into the Deccan plateau, ancient deciduous forests blanket a landscape carved by the Nugu River. Bandipur unfolds across 880 square kilometres…

Barra del Colorado National Wildlife Refuge

Tortuguero, Costa Rica

+462 birds+36 mammals

Where the Caribbean's restless waters meet the Limón Province coastline, Barra del Colorado National Wildlife Sanctuary unfolds across a landscape of extraordinary ecological complexity. This equatorial…

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

Box Elder County, United States

+254 birds+9 mammals

Where the Bear River winds through the semi-arid basin country of northwestern Utah, a sprawling wildlife sanctuary transforms the high desert into a haven for migratory…

Bic National Park

Rimouski, Canada

+250 birds+9 mammals

Where the St. Lawrence River meets the Gaspé Peninsula, a rugged coastline of forests, wetlands, and rocky shores unfolds across nearly 95 square kilometres of protected…

Biebrza National Park

Goniądz, Poland

+242 birds+33 mammals

Where the Narew River sprawls across northeastern Poland's flatlands, Biebrza National Park unfolds as one of Europe's largest and most ecologically vital wetland complexes. Encompassing roughly…

Big Bend National Park

Brewster County, United States

+345 birds+34 mammals

Where the Chisos Mountains rise abruptly from the Sonoran Desert floor, Big Bend National Park spans over 7,300 square kilometers of one of North America's most…

Biscayne National Park

Miami-Dade County, United States

+263 birds+7 mammals

Coral reefs and mangrove shallows dominate this marine sanctuary where the Florida Keys meet the Atlantic, creating a mosaic of shallow seagrass meadows, patch reefs, and…

Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Chaves County, United States

+284 birds+10 mammals

Across the high desert floor of southeastern New Mexico, where elevation and aridity shape every living thing, shallow alkaline lakes and marshes form an unexpected oasis…

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Fishing Creek, United States

+293 birds+15 mammals

Tidal marshes and brackish waterways define this wildlife sanctuary where the Chesapeake Bay's influence reshapes the landscape with every rise and fall of the water. Shallow…

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge

Kent County, United States

+323 birds+15 mammals

Tidal marshes and brackish shallows define this sanctuary on Delaware's Atlantic coast, where the meeting of freshwater and salt creates some of the Mid-Atlantic's most dynamic…

Bontebok National Park

Swellendam Local Municipality, South Africa

+204 birds+11 mammals

Where the Cape Fold Mountains give way to coastal lowlands, a landscape of rolling sandstone hills and fynbos heathland creates one of South Africa's most compact…

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

Socorro County, United States

+345 birds+17 mammals

Where the Rio Grande emerges from its desert canyon in central New Mexico, a narrow ribbon of riparian woodland defies the arid landscape that surrounds it.…

Brasília National Park

Plano Piloto, Brazil

+338 birds+15 mammals

Cerrado grassland and scattered woodland sweep across the central Brazilian plateau where this national park sprawls across more than a thousand square kilometres of the Federal…

Braulio Carrillo National Park

Las Horquetas, Costa Rica

+547 birds+18 mammals

Where the Caribbean slope descends from the central volcanic cordillera toward the humid lowlands of Heredia, Braulio Carrillo National Park preserves one of Costa Rica's most…

Bükk National Park

Répáshuta, Hungary

+161 birds+15 mammals

Where forested limestone ridges rise across northern Hungary, Bükk National Park unfolds across nearly 900 square kilometres of temperate woodland, rocky gorges, and karst formations that…

Butrint National Park

Vagalat, Albania

+140 birds+3 mammals

Where the Ionian coast meets ancient alluvial plains, Butrint National Park spans a landscape of extraordinary ecological complexity that has shaped human settlement for three millennia.…

Bwabwata National Park

Namibia

+377 birds+35 mammals

Where the Kavango River winds through northeastern Namibia, vast floodplains and dense riparian woodland create one of southern Africa's most ecologically dynamic protected landscapes. Spanning 14,249…

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Kanyashogi, Uganda

+603 birds+26 mammals

Steep ridges cloaked in montane forest rise from Uganda's southwestern borderlands, where the landscape grows so dense and tangled that early explorers named it impenetrable. At…

Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park

San José, Spain

+274 birds+11 mammals

Where volcanic ridges plunge toward the Mediterranean, Cabo de Gata-Níjar Nature Park unfolds across one of Europe's most arid coastlines, a landscape sculpted by tectonic violence…

Cabo de Hornos National Park

Cape Horn, Chile

+88 birds+9 mammals

Where the Andes plunge into the Southern Ocean and the Drake Passage churns between two continents, Cabo de Hornos National Park sprawls across one of Earth's…

Cabo Peñas

Susacasa, Spain

+303 birds+21 mammals

Where sea cliffs rise sheer from the Bay of Biscay, Susacasa's observation point commands one of Asturias's most dramatic coastal vistas. The landscape here is defined…

Cahuita National Park

Talamanca, Costa Rica

+359 birds+15 mammals

Where the Caribbean shoreline dissolves into mangrove creeks and coral gardens, Cahuita's mosaic of habitats unfolds across the Limón coast. The park's signature feature—a living coral…

Cajas National Park

Cuenca, Ecuador

+190 birds+7 mammals

High in the Andes above Cuenca, where elevation ranges from 3,100 to 4,200 metres, the páramo landscape dominates—a windswept realm of cushion plants, alpine grasses, and…

Calanques National Park

Bouches-du-Rhône, France

+233 birds+42 mammals

Where limestone cliffs plunge dramatically into crystalline Mediterranean waters, Calanques National Park preserves one of Europe's most striking coastal landscapes. These steep-sided inlets, carved by erosion…

Calilegua National Park

Municipio de Calilegua, Argentina

+288 birds+8 mammals

Where the eastern Andean slopes plunge into northwestern Argentina's humid subtropics, nearly 2,645 square kilometers of steep terrain and luxuriant forest compose one of South America's…

Camargue Regional Nature Park

Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France

+378 birds+48 mammals

Where the Rhône Delta sprawls into the Mediterranean, a landscape of stark and haunting beauty emerges—vast salt marshes punctuated by shallow lagoons, reed beds, and scrubland…

Camdeboo National Park

Camdeboo Local Municipality, South Africa

+272 birds+24 mammals

Granite ridges and weathered sandstone cliffs rise across a semi-arid landscape where the Karoo transitions into the eastern escarpment of South Africa, creating Camdeboo National Park's…

Campos del Tuyú National Park

Argentina

+169 birds+5 mammals

Subtropical forest graces the borderlands where Misiones Province meets Paraguay, a landscape shaped by the Paraná Plateau's weathered topography and the warm, humid climate of northeastern…

Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge

Caño Negro District, Costa Rica

+486 birds+16 mammals

Where the San Juan River's seasonal floodplain opens into expansive wetlands, Caño Negro Wildlife Sanctuary sprawls across one of Central America's most productive freshwater ecosystems. This…

Canyonlands National Park

Wayne County, United States

+186 birds+15 mammals

Where the Colorado River has carved an intricate labyrinth through the high desert plateau of southeastern Utah, Canyonlands National Park sprawls across nearly 3,030 square kilometres…

Caohai National Nature Reserve

Bijie, China

+93 birds

At roughly 1,900 metres elevation on Guizhou's high plateau, Caohai sprawls across a temperate landscape shaped by pronounced seasonal extremes. Winters here are dry and cool,…

Cap de Creus Natural Park

Roses, Spain

+245 birds+23 mammals

Where the Pyrenees tumble into the Mediterranean, Cap de Creus Nature Park unfolds across 300 square kilometres of one of northeastern Spain's most dramatic coastal wilderness…

Cape Dolphin

falskland islands, Falkland Islands

+54 birds+1 mammals

Where windswept grasslands meet dramatic coastal cliffs, the Falkland Islands' northern reaches reveal one of the Southern Hemisphere's most compelling seabird sanctuaries. The terrain here is…

Capitol Reef National Park

Garfield County, United States

+196 birds+22 mammals

Wrinkled ridges of crimson and gold sandstone rise from the floor of south-central Utah, their weathered faces carved by the Fremont River into one of the…

Carara National Park

Tárcoles, Costa Rica

+397 birds+19 mammals

Where the Pacific coastal plain meets transitional forest, Carara National Park straddles one of Central America's most dynamic ecological boundaries. The park's landscape encompasses lowland deciduous…

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Eddy County, United States

+309 birds+18 mammals

Beneath the Chihuahuan Desert floor of southern New Mexico lies one of North America's most spectacular subterranean landscapes. Carlsbad Caverns National Park encompasses over 518 square…

Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge

Levy County, United States

+268 birds+8 mammals

Where the Florida Gulf Coast transitions from mainland to archipelago, Cedar Keys National Wildlife Sanctuary protects a mosaic of salt marshes, shallow estuaries, and maritime hammocks…

Cerros de Amotape National Park

District of San Jacinto, Ecuador

+246 birds+1 mammals

Arid mountains rise abruptly from Peru's northwestern frontier, their slopes clothed in xerophytic scrubland and seasonal deciduous forest that transforms these Andean foothills into one of…

Cévennes National Park

Vebron, France

+187 birds+63 mammals

Where granite gorges slice through the limestone plateaux of southern France, the Cévennes Cœur National Park unfolds across nearly 3,500 square kilometres of one of Europe's…

Chaco National Park

Municipio de Presidencia de la Plaza, Argentina

+258 birds+7 mammals

Across the humid subtropical lowlands of northeastern Argentina, where the Paraná River basin feeds vast seasonal wetlands and gallery forests, Chaco National Park protects one of…

Chagres National Park

Caimitillo, Panama

+486 birds+19 mammals

Where the Chagres River carves through the humid tropics of central Panama, a vast montane and lowland forest sprawls across more than 2,300 square kilometers, anchoring…

Channel Islands National Park

Santa Barbara County, United States

+330 birds+15 mammals

A chain of eight volcanic islands rises from the cold Pacific waters off the California coast, their rugged sea cliffs and windswept terrain shaped by millions…

Chapada dos Guimarães National Park

Brazil

+450 birds+1 mammals

Where weathered sandstone plateaus rise above the cerrado grasslands of central Brazil, Chapada dos Guimarães National Park protects 624 square kilometres of ecological transition zone that…

Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge

Homosassa, United States

+299 birds+14 mammals

Where the Gulf of Mexico's coastal marshes dissolve into brackish tidal flats and mangrove thickets, the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Sanctuary near Homosassa represents one of Florida's…

Chiloé National Park

Dalcahue, Chile

+122 birds+6 mammals

Temperate rainforest cloaks the Chiloé archipelago's northwestern reaches, where granite ridges thrust through dense, moisture-laden canopy and freshwater streams carve ravines toward the Pacific. Across approximately…

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

Chincoteague, United States

+362 birds+16 mammals

Across the barrier islands and salt marshes of Virginia's Eastern Shore, where Atlantic tides sculpt an intricate mosaic of sandy spits and tidal flats, lies one…

Chobe National Park

Botswana

+446 birds+45 mammals

Where the Chobe River cuts a sinuous path through northern Botswana, the landscape transforms into one of Africa's most dynamic wetland-savanna mosaics. This national park encompasses…

Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park

Campora, Italy

+145 birds+12 mammals

Where the southern Apennines descend toward the Tyrrhenian coast, the landscape transforms into a mosaic of limestone plateaus, deep ravines, and Mediterranean scrubland that defines Cilento,…

Circeo National Park

Italy

+232 birds+6 mammals

Where limestone headlands plunge toward the Tyrrhenian Sea, Circeo National Park preserves a rare mosaic of Mediterranean coastal habitats that few Italian reserves can match. The…

Coiba National Park

Montijo, Panama

+260 birds+10 mammals

An archipelago of volcanic and sedimentary islands rises from the Pacific waters off Panama's southwestern coast, its densest rainforest canopy unbroken for millennia. Coiba National Park…

Collserola Natural Park

Barcelona, Spain

+194 birds+20 mammals

Where Mediterranean scrubland rises steeply from Barcelona's urban edge, Collserola unfolds across 173 square kilometres of low mountains that form a crucial ecological buffer between city…

Corcovado National Park

Puerto Jiménez, Costa Rica

+444 birds+48 mammals

Where the Osa Peninsula juts into the Pacific, rainforest descends almost to the tide line, and Corcovado National Park protects one of Central America's most intact…

Cordillera Azul National Park

Pampa Hermosa, Peru

+322 birds+1 mammals

Where the eastern Andes descend into the western Amazon basin, Cordillera Azul National Park sprawls across nearly 38,000 square kilometres of some of Peru's most pristine…

Curú National Wildlife Refuge

Paquera, Costa Rica

+249 birds+8 mammals

Where the Pacific coast of Puntarenas dissolves into dry deciduous forest and mangrove fringe, Curú Wildlife Sanctuary holds one of Costa Rica's most ecologically vital yet…

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Brecksville, United States

+255 birds+27 mammals

Where the Cuyahoga River carves through a glaciated landscape of Ohio, the valley reveals a temperate deciduous forest ecosystem shaped by four distinct seasons and reliable…

Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve

Tulcea, Romania

+277 birds+27 mammals

Where the Danube surrenders to the Black Sea, a vast labyrinth of channels, reed beds, and freshwater lakes sprawls across nearly 13,400 square kilometers of eastern…

Darién National Park

Tucutí, Panama

+534 birds+13 mammals

Where the spine of Central America crumbles into wetland and rainforest, Darién National Park sprawls across more than 20,000 square kilometres of some of the tropics'…

Death Valley National Park

Inyo County, United States

+339 birds+25 mammals

Across nearly 3.5 million acres of southeastern California's Inyo County, vast salt flats meet sculpted badlands and alluvial fans in a landscape so extreme it defines…

Delta de l’Ebre Natural Park

Eucaliptus, Spain

+341 birds+18 mammals

Where the Ebro River spreads into a vast labyrinth of shallow lagoons, reed beds, and brackish marshes before surrendering to the Mediterranean, one of southern Europe's…

Dirigida Laguna de Gallocanta Nature Reserve

Las Cuerlas, Spain

+250 birds+7 mammals

Where continental steppe meets the vast mirror of inland water, Spain's largest natural lagoon reveals a landscape of haunting beauty. The shallow alkaline lake, cradled in…

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Fremont, United States

+286 birds+20 mammals

Where the San Francisco Bay's shallow margins dissolve into tidal salt marshes and mudflats, this wildlife sanctuary preserves one of California's most ecologically vital estuarine systems.…

Doñana National Park

Hinojos, Spain

+300 birds+13 mammals

Where the Guadalquivir River delta spreads into the Atlantic, vast marshes, cork woodlands, and coastal dunes converge to create one of southwestern Europe's most biodiverse wetland…

Dry Tortugas National Park

Monroe County, United States

+211 birds+1 mammals

Seventy miles west of Key West, where the Gulf of Mexico surrenders to the Atlantic, lies a constellation of low coral keys that rise barely above…

Duna-Ipoly National Park

Dömös, Hungary

+208 birds+19 mammals

Where the Danube curves through central Hungary, the limestone hills and forested valleys of Duna-Ipoly National Park create a landscape that feels caught between seasons and…

El Palmar National Park

Distrito Sexto, Argentina

+244 birds+14 mammals

Across the Paraná River floodplain in northeastern Argentina, palms rise from wetland and grassland in a landscape shaped by water and time. El Palmar National Park…

El Rey National Park

Municipio de Las Lajitas, Argentina

+317 birds+4 mammals

Where the eastern slopes of the Andes descend into northwestern Argentina's subtropical transition zone, El Rey National Park unfolds across 841 square kilometers of dramatically varied…

El Vizcaíno

Laguna San Ignacio, Mexico

+317 birds+29 mammals

Where the Baja California peninsula thins into a tapestry of salt lagoons and coastal desert, one of Mexico's most biodiverse reserves sprawls across half a million…

Espacio Natural Remolar-Filipinas

El Prat del Llobregat, Spain

+297 birds+7 mammals

Where the Llobregat River delta meets the Mediterranean, a patchwork of salt marshes, reed beds, and shallow lagoons creates one of Catalonia's most dynamic wetland ecosystems.…

Espai d’interès natural de les Gavarres

Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura, Spain

+143 birds+16 mammals

Where Mediterranean scrubland rises and falls across the gentle hills of inland Catalonia, the Espai d'interès natural de les Gavarres protects one of the region's most…

Estrecho Natural Park

Pedro Valiente, Spain

+281 birds+20 mammals

Where Mediterranean pine forests meet wind-sculpted coastal cliffs, one of Europe's most dynamic ecological crossroads unfolds across the Strait of Gibraltar. Spanning 686 square kilometers of…

Etosha National Park

Namibia

+356 birds+58 mammals

Across northern Namibia's stark semi-arid plateau, a vast shallow depression transforms seasonally into one of Africa's most dramatic wildlife theaters. Etosha National Park, encompassing more than…

Everglades National Park

Monroe County, United States

+345 birds+22 mammals

Where freshwater marsh meets subtropical sky, the Everglades sprawls across southwestern Florida as one of North America's most expansive wetland ecosystems. Spanning over 13,000 square kilometers,…

Farallon National Wildlife Refuge

San Francisco, United States

+384 birds+16 mammals

Windswept granite peaks rising abruptly from the Pacific, the Farallon Islands form a wildlife sanctuary of extraordinary seabird abundance and ecological significance just twenty-seven miles west…

Fertő–hanság National Park

Fertőszéplak, Hungary

+246 birds+11 mammals

Where the Austro-Hungarian plains meet the foothills of Western Transdanubia, nearly 900 square kilometres of wetland, reed bed, and mixed woodland form one of Central Europe's…

Forillon National Park

Gaspé, Canada

+258 birds+16 mammals

Where the Gaspésie Peninsula juts into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, granite cliffs and coastal headlands frame one of eastern Canada's most dramatic marine-terrestrial boundaries. Forillon…

Fundy National Park of Canada

Alma Parish, Canada

+217 birds+24 mammals

Where the Bay of Fundy's tidal rhythms sculpt a landscape of dramatic cliffs, forested valleys, and boulder-strewn shorelines, Fundy National Park rises across approximately 345 square…

Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge

Manzanillo, Costa Rica

+394 birds+18 mammals

Where the Caribbean coastal plain surrenders to water-logged forest and mangrove tangles, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Sanctuary shelters one of Costa Rica's most biodiverse lowland wetland ecosystems. The…

Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve

Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, China

+443 birds+13 mammals

Garden Route National Park

George, South Africa

+353 birds+54 mammals

Sweeping across the Western Cape's coastal and mountainous terrain, this sprawling national park encompasses over five thousand square kilometers of extraordinarily diverse landscape—from coastal limestone cliffs…

Gargano National Park

Cagnano Varano, Italy

+219 birds+7 mammals

Where the Gargano Peninsula's limestone plateaus descend toward the Adriatic, Cagnano Varano sits at the threshold of one of southern Italy's most ecologically vital landscapes. The…

Giant Panda National Park

Mianyang, China

+447 birds+47 mammals

Where the eastern slopes of China's Sichuan plateau descend into cloud-wrapped valleys, one of Asia's most biodiverse landscapes unfolds across more than 350,000 square kilometres. This…

Gir National Park

Asundrali, India

+258 birds+13 mammals

Dry deciduous forests cloak the rolling hills of western Gujarat where the Gir landscape rises as a final sanctuary for one of the world's rarest felids:…

Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park

Tsagaan Subarga Hural, Mongolia

+183 birds+23 mammals

Where rust-coloured badlands rise from the southern Gobi steppe, the terrain transforms into a landscape of geological drama that few visitors expect to find in Mongolia's…

Grand Canyon National Park

United States

+277 birds+35 mammals

A mile-deep chasm of rust-red rock and purple shadow cuts through the high desert plateau of northern Arizona, revealing nearly two billion years of geological history…

Grand Teton National Park

Teton County, United States

+247 birds+38 mammals

Where the Teton Range tears skyward in a dramatic escarpment above the Snake River valley, nearly 2,550 square kilometers of montane wilderness unfolds across Teton County,…

Grands-Jardins National Park

Lac-Pikauba, Canada

+166 birds+10 mammals

Where the boreal forest transitions into the subalpine plateaus of Quebec's Laurentian highlands, Grands-Jardins National Park sprawls across nearly 690 square kilometers of wild terrain that…

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Saguache County, United States

+193 birds+14 mammals

Where the Colorado high plains collide with one of North America's most extraordinary geological anomalies, nearly 600 square kilometres of windswept sand rise abruptly from the…

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Sevier County, United States

+244 birds+40 mammals

Where the southern Appalachian ridgeline reaches its most densely forested expression, over 4,200 square kilometres of temperate woodland rise and fall across Tennessee and North Carolina,…

Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge

Monroe County, United States

+118 birds+3 mammals

Shallow mangrove bays and salt-marsh flats sprawl across Monroe County's coastal sanctuary, where brackish water meets the Florida Keys' distinctive transition zone between temperate and subtropical…

Guanacaste National Park

Santa Elena, Costa Rica

+461 birds+17 mammals

Where the Pacific slopes of northwestern Costa Rica rise toward the Continental Divide, dry tropical forest gives way to cloud-laden peaks and misty ridges—a landscape that…

Gunung Mulu National Park

Long Seridan, Malaysia

+280 birds+39 mammals

Where granite monoliths pierce the rainforest canopy of Sarawak, an ancient limestone karst landscape reveals one of Southeast Asia's most biodiverse strongholds. Soaring peaks cloaked in…

Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park

Haikou, China

+69 birds+1 mammals

Tropical forests blanket the volcanic slopes of central Hainan, where moisture-laden winds from the South China Sea collide with mountainous terrain to create some of China's…

Haleakalā National Park

Maui County, United States

+66 birds+4 mammals

Ascending from sea level to over 10,000 feet across a mere thirty miles, Haleakalā National Park commands one of the Pacific's most dramatic elevation gradients, where…

Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park

Ao Nang, Thailand

+253 birds+9 mammals

Where limestone karsts rise dramatically from turquoise waters, Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park unfolds across a mosaic of beach, mangrove forest, and island…

Hautes-Gorges-De-La-Rivière-Malbaie National Park

Mont-Élie, Canada

+140 birds+8 mammals

Where the Rivière-Malbaie carves through the Laurentian highlands, steep-sided gorges rise dramatically above Quebec's coastal hinterland, their ancient bedrock sculpted by millennia of water and ice.…

Havasu National Wildlife Refuge

Lake Havasu City, United States

+291 birds+8 mammals

Where the Colorado River widens into a vast reservoir in the Sonoran Desert, Havasu National Wildlife Sanctuary protects one of the most critical wetland ecosystems in…

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

Hawaiʻi County, United States

+84 birds+2 mammals

Where volcanic slopes descend toward the Pacific across more than five thousand square kilometers, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park presents one of Earth's most dynamic laboratories of…

Hell’s Gate National Park

Olkaria ward, Kenya

+388 birds+18 mammals

Volcanic scarps and geothermal vents dominate the floor of Hell's Gate, where the East African Rift has carved a dramatic gorge through crystalline rock formations. The…

Hortobágy National Park

Hortobágy, Hungary

+260 birds+17 mammals

Across the North Great Plain of Hungary stretches one of Europe's most expansive semi-natural grassland systems, where horizon-wide vistas of steppe and wetland create a landscape…

Huascarán National Park

Independencia, Peru

+201 birds+5 mammals

Where granite peaks pierce the Andean sky above 6,000 metres, Huascarán National Park sprawls across more than 11,500 square kilometres of Peru's Cordillera Blanca, a landscape…

Iguaçu National Park

Brazil

+387 birds+17 mammals

Where the Paraná Plateau plunges toward the Atlantic watershed, six thousand square kilometers of subtropical rainforest cling to steep gorges and river valleys in this corner…

Îles-De-Boucherville National Park

Boucherville, Canada

+243 birds+8 mammals

Where the Saint Lawrence River braids into a labyrinth of islands and channels, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park sprawls across approximately 18 square kilometres of riverine wilderness just…

Ilha Grande National Park

Brazil

+233 birds

Across the subtropical plateaus and Atlantic forest remnants of southern Brazil, a vast protected landscape spanning nearly 4,600 square kilometers safeguards one of the continent's most…

Imperial National Wildlife Refuge

La Paz County, United States

+222 birds+4 mammals

Where the Colorado River carves through the Sonoran Desert in southwestern Arizona, Imperial National Wildlife Sanctuary unfolds across a landscape shaped by water and aridity. The…

Indiana Dunes National Park

Porter, United States

+304 birds+15 mammals

Along the southern shore of Lake Michigan, where glacial geology meets temperate woodland and open water, sprawls a landscape of extraordinary ecological complexity. The dunes themselves—massive…

Itatiaia National Park

Brazil

+519 birds+12 mammals

Where granite peaks pierce the Atlantic rainforest canopy in southeastern Brazil, Itatiaia National Park rises as one of the country's oldest and most ecologically vital protected…

Ithala Game Reserve

uPhongolo Local Municipality, South Africa

+328 birds+26 mammals

Rolling thornbush savanna and acacia woodland dominate the landscape of this 494-square-kilometre national park in KwaZulu-Natal's uPhongolo Local Municipality, where granite outcrops punctuate grassland plateaus and…

J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge

Sanibel, United States

+277 birds+6 mammals

Mangrove channels and coastal marshlands dominate this 6,400-acre sanctuary on Florida's Gulf coast, where brackish waterways weave between dense stands of red, black, and white mangrove…

Joshua Tree National Park

Riverside County, United States

+221 birds+23 mammals

Across 5,610 square kilometers of Riverside County's high desert, a landscape of geological drama unfolds where granite monoliths pierce through bajadas of creosote scrub and Joshua…

Kanha Tiger Reserve

Kanha Kisli F.V., India

+321 birds+23 mammals

Where sal forests give way to emerald meadows and crystalline streams carve through ancient valleys, one of India's finest wilderness reserves unfolds across the Maikal Range.…

Kaziranga National Park

Kohora, India

+422 birds+26 mammals

Dawn breaks over the floodplains of the Brahmaputra, where tall grasslands stretch endlessly beneath monsoon-heavy skies. This sprawling wilderness of northeastern Assam is a mosaic of…

Keoladeo National Park

Shreenagar Rural, India

+326 birds+14 mammals

Where shallow wetlands shimmer beneath vast Rajasthani skies, one of Asia's finest bird sanctuaries pulses with extraordinary life. This former maharaja's hunting reserve, now spanning 29…

Kerkini Lake National Park

Serres, Greece

+291 birds+18 mammals

Where the Strymon River widens into a sprawling freshwater lake hemmed by the Rhodope Mountains, Kerkini National Park unfolds across northern Greece as one of southeastern…

Khao Laem Ya-Mu Ko Samet National Park

Mueang Rayong District, Thailand

+159 birds+3 mammals

Where limestone hills meet the Gulf of Thailand, Khao Laem Ya–Mu Ko Samet National Park stitches together a mosaic of terrestrial and marine worlds that few…

Khao Yai National Park

Prachantakham District, Thailand

+377 birds+46 mammals

Evergreen dipterocarp forest blankets the rolling terrain of this national park in eastern Thailand, where limestone hills rise abruptly from the forest floor and seasonal streams…

Kidepo Valley National Park

Uganda

+478 birds+24 mammals

Where the Narus and Kidepo rivers carve through northeastern Uganda's semi-arid lowlands, a landscape of sparse acacia woodland, grassland, and riverine thickets creates one of East…

Kidney Island

Stanley, Falkland Islands

+47 birds

Wind-scoured tussock grassland sweeps across this remote South Atlantic outcrop, where peaty soils and exposed rock formations create a landscape as austere as it is vital.…

Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge

Kilauea, United States

+79 birds+1 mammals

At the northernmost tip of Kauai, where the Pacific trades collide with volcanic rock, Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Sanctuary crowns a dramatic headland overlooking one of…

Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge

Klamath County, United States

+219 birds+7 mammals

Where the volcanic plateau of south-central Oregon slopes into a broad, shallow basin lies one of the Pacific Northwest's most underappreciated wetland sanctuaries. Klamath Marsh National…

Komodo National Park

Komodo, Indonesia

+155 birds+14 mammals

Where volcanic peaks rise dramatically from turquoise waters, a primordial landscape unfolds across three main islands and countless smaller ones scattered throughout the Lesser Sunda archipelago.…

Kouchibouguac National Park of Canada

Carleton Parish, Canada

+207 birds+14 mammals

Where the Maritime provinces meet the Atlantic, 591 square kilometres of coastal forest and wetland unfold across New Brunswick's eastern shoulder, a mosaic of boreal woodland,…

Kruger National Park

Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, South Africa

+540 birds+91 mammals

Across the low-lying savanna of northeastern South Africa unfolds one of Africa's largest and most ecologically intact protected areas, where acacia woodlands merge into mopane scrub…

L’Albufera Natural Park

València, Spain

+321 birds+18 mammals

Where shallow lagoons meet Mediterranean coastal marshland, L'Albufera Nature Park unfolds as one of Spain's most vital wetland complexes. This protected landscape, designated under IUCN Category…

L’Île-Bonaventure-Et-Du-Rocher-Percé National Park

Le Rocher-Percé, Canada

+214 birds+3 mammals

A dramatic thrust of russet sandstone pierces the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, its weathered arch framing a seascape where cool Atlantic currents sweep past cliffs alive…

Lac-Témiscouata National Park

Témiscouata, Canada

+176 birds+4 mammals

Where the boreal forests of eastern Quebec embrace a sprawling freshwater lake, Lac-Témiscouata National Park unfolds across 509 square kilometres of pristine landscape that bridges two…

Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge

Cameron County, United States

+365 birds+19 mammals

Where coastal prairie meets shallow lagoon along the southernmost tip of Texas, Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Sanctuary sprawls across a landscape sculpted by salt spray and…

Laguna del Tigre National Park

Petén, Guatemala

+399 birds+29 mammals

Where the Petén lowlands dissolve into wetland and forest, Laguna del Tigre National Park protects one of Guatemala's most ecologically vital landscapes. This sprawling reserve encompasses…

Lagunas de Montebello National Park

Laguna de Montebello, Mexico

+360 birds+2 mammals

Where turquoise lagoons pierce the limestone plateau of southeastern Chiapas, the Lagunas de Montebello National Park unfolds across roughly 174 square kilometers of spectral water and…

Laja National Park Lagoon

Antuco, Chile

+123 birds+1 mammals

Where the Andes descend into the Biobío Region's temperate forests, a vast lagoon fills the caldera of the extinct Antuco volcano, cradled by steep native woodland…

Lake Mburo National Park

Uganda

+505 birds+24 mammals

Rolling acacia woodland and scattered lakes define this intimate savanna preserve in southwestern Uganda, where the rift valley's geological drama shapes every water source and grassland.…

Lake Nakuru National Park

Nakuru West, Kenya

+494 birds+32 mammals

Alkaline waters ringed by acacia woodland and grassland create one of East Africa's most distinctive wetland ecosystems, where the interplay of geology and climate sustains a…

Lanín National Park

Argentina

+128 birds+7 mammals

Where the volcanic spine of the Andes plunges into Patagonian steppe, Lanín National Park sprawls across nearly 4,700 square kilometers of one of Argentina's most visually…

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Shasta County, United States

+239 birds+18 mammals

Volcanic peaks and geothermal upheaval have sculpted 545 square kilometers of Northern California into a landscape where fire and water engage in perpetual dialogue. Lassen Peak…

Lauca National Park

Putre, Chile

+139 birds+17 mammals

Where the Andes rise toward the altiplano in Chile's far north, Lauca National Park sprawls across more than 3,000 square kilometres of some of South America's…

Lençóis Maranhenses National Park

Brazil

+98 birds+2 mammals

Where white sand dunes rise in dramatic ridges across a coastal lowland, Lençóis Maranhenses National Park reveals one of Brazil's most otherworldly landscapes. Spanning 3,670 square…

Lore Lindu National Park

Indonesia

+177 birds+4 mammals

Across the mountainous spine of Central Sulawesi spreads a wilderness of montane forest, rolling ridges, and deep valleys that rises from the island's volcanic bedrock to…

Los Alerces National Park

Argentina

+84 birds+3 mammals

Where the temperate rainforests of southern Patagonia sweep down towards crystalline lakes, Los Alerces National Park unfolds across nearly 3,000 square kilometres of one of South…

Los Glaciares National Park

Argentina

+121 birds+3 mammals

Where granite peaks and sprawling ice fields dominate the landscape, Los Glaciares National Park encompasses over ten thousand square kilometres of Patagonian wilderness in southern Argentina.…

Lower Oder Valley National Park

Schwedt/Oder, Germany

+216 birds+21 mammals

Where the Oder River winds through northeastern Brandenburg, the Lower Oder Valley National Park protects one of Central Europe's most vital wetland systems. This sprawling mosaic…

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Starbase, United States

+311 birds+11 mammals

Where the Rio Grande delta spreads across the coastal plain of South Texas, a sanctuary of subtropical wetlands and riparian corridors creates a landscape that pulses…

Lunugamvehera National Park

Sri Lanka

+204 birds+14 mammals

Dry scrubland and shallow wetlands converge in Sri Lanka's southeastern lowlands, where Lunugamvehera National Park anchors one of the island's most ecologically vital landscapes. The park's…

Mabamba Swamp

Memere, Uganda

+464 birds+2 mammals

Across the Central Region of Uganda spreads one of Africa's most biodiverse freshwater wetlands, a sprawling nature reserve of roughly 283 square kilometres where papyrus swamps…

Magura National Park

Kotań, Poland

+133 birds+14 mammals

Where the Pieniny Mountains rise in soft folds across the Subcarpathian landscape, Magura National Park spans 635 square kilometres of mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland, limestone…

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

Harney County, United States

+309 birds+24 mammals

Across the high desert plateau of southeastern Oregon, where sagebrush scrubland stretches toward distant ridgelines under an enormous sky, lies a sanctuary shaped by water in…

Mammoth Cave National Park

Edmonson County, United States

+179 birds+13 mammals

Beneath the rolling hills of central Kentucky lies one of North America's most extensive cave systems, where limestone passages descend through a landscape shaped by water…

Manu National Park

Manu, Peru

+892 birds+26 mammals

Across the eastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes, tropical rainforest descends into the Amazon basin with a complexity that few terrestrial ecosystems match. Manu National Park…

Manuel Antonio National Park

Quepos, Costa Rica

+426 birds+22 mammals

Where tropical rainforest descends steeply to a rocky Pacific coastline, Manuel Antonio National Park distills Central American biodiversity into one of Costa Rica's most compressed and…

Mapinguari National Park

Brazil

+354 birds

Vast tracts of western Amazonian rainforest blanket the remote terrain of this 56,827 square kilometre national park in Amazonas state, where seasonal rivers wind through dense…

Mapungubwe National Park

Musina Local Municipality, South Africa

+358 birds+29 mammals

Where the Limpopo River cuts through sandstone ridges at the convergence of South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe, Mapungubwe National Park preserves a landscape of profound ecological…

Marakele National Park

Modimolle Local Municipality, South Africa

+341 birds+36 mammals

Granite ridges and sprawling grasslands dominate this 1,176-square-kilometre reserve in Limpopo's heartland, where bushveld transitions between rocky outcrops and open savanna. The park's rugged topography creates…

Marino Las Baulas National Park

Santa Cruz, Costa Rica

+246 birds+9 mammals

Where the Pacific meets a mosaic of dry forest and mangrove estuary, this coastal national park protects one of Central America's most dynamic wildlife theatres. The…

Marjal Pego-Oliva Natural Park

Molinell, Spain

+219 birds+2 mammals

Where the Valencian littoral flattens into wetland and reed-bed, Marjal Pego-Oliva straddles the boundary between the Mediterranean and its inland margins, a mosaic of shallow lagoons,…

Mauricie National Park

Shawinigan, Canada

+184 birds+12 mammals

Where the Canadian Shield meets boreal forest, Mauricie National Park unfolds across a landscape of granite ridges, crystalline lakes, and dense coniferous woodland that defines the…

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

Brevard County, United States

+341 birds+19 mammals

Brackish marshes and palmetto scrub define this wildlife sanctuary spanning the coastal lowlands of central Florida, where the Atlantic tide meets freshwater systems in a dynamic…

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

Cyanika, Uganda

+429 birds+6 mammals

Where the Virunga Mountains rise steeply from the Uganda–Rwanda–Democratic Republic of Congo frontier, montane forest cloaks the volcanic slopes in a dense, moisture-laden embrace. Mgahinga Gorilla…

Minneriya National Park

Sri Lanka

+158 birds+9 mammals

Across the dry zone of Sri Lanka's North Central Province spreads a landscape of shallow tanks, grassland margins, and scattered dry forest—a mosaic of water and…

Monfragüe National Park

Torrejón el Rubio, Spain

+219 birds+10 mammals

Where the Tagus River cuts through limestone plateaus in central Extremadura, Monfragüe National Park rises as a fortress of Mediterranean and Atlantic woodland, its dramatic rocky…

Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park

Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Canada

+200 birds+13 mammals

Hardwood forests rise steeply from the suburbs of Montreal to crown a distinctive peak in the Monterégian Hills, their ancient geology pushing through mixed deciduous woodland…

Monte León National Park

Argentina

+100 birds+4 mammals

Where the Patagonian steppe meets the Atlantic, Monte León National Park protects a landscape of windswept coastal cliffs, rocky outcrops, and semi-arid grassland spanning over 1,200…

Montes Azules

Candelaria, Mexico

+395 birds+47 mammals

Where jungle-clad limestone plateaus plunge into canyon systems carved by the Usumacinta River, Mexico's most pristine rainforest reserve unfolds across the Lacandón region of Chiapas. Montes…

Montseny Natural Park

Viladrau, Spain

+156 birds+30 mammals

The Montseny Natural Park is one of Catalonia’s most remarkable protected areas, offering an extraordinary blend of biodiversity, scenic landscapes, and cultural heritage within easy reach…

Morrocoy National Park

Municipio Silva

+290 birds

Where the Caribbean coast of northwestern Venezuela meets protected coastal waters, a mosaic of mangrove forests, sandy beaches, and coral reef systems defines Morrocoy National Park.…

Mount Nanling Forest Park

Ruyang Forest Farm, China

+179 birds+3 mammals

Granite ridges and weathered peaks rise through a canopy of subtropical montane forest where Ruyang Forest Farm anchors one of southern China's most biodiverse landscapes. Across…

Murchison Falls National Park

Uganda

+608 birds+33 mammals

Where the Victoria Nile compresses through a narrow gorge and explodes across a 45-meter precipice, the landscape speaks in thunder. Murchison Falls National Park sprawls across…

Murrell Farm

falskland islands, Falkland Islands

+54 birds

Rolling grasslands sweep across windswept plateaux where the South Atlantic exerts its relentless influence on the vegetation, sculpting tussock grassland into a tapestry of browns and…

Nagarahole Tiger Reserve

Nalkeri Forest, India

+323 birds+23 mammals

Where granite escarpments rise above dense deciduous forests and the Kabini River carves through pristine wilderness, one of India's most biodiverse landscapes unfolds across the Western…

Nairobi National Park

Nairobi, Kenya

+515 birds+35 mammals

Just minutes from Kenya's capital, where the Nairobi River winds through acacia woodland and open grassland, lies one of Africa's most paradoxical wildlife sanctuaries. The park's…

National Elk Refuge

Jackson, United States

+230 birds+27 mammals

Where the sagebrush flats of northwestern Wyoming rise toward the Gros Ventre Mountains, winter transforms the landscape into a realm of survival and spectacle. The National…

National Park Djerdap

Mehedinți, Romania

+127 birds+5 mammals

Where the Danube carves its most dramatic passage through southeastern Europe, the Djerdap Gorge defines the boundary between Romania and Serbia, and within this UNESCO-recognised landscape…

Natural Bahía Portete Kaurrele National Park

Colombia

+80 birds

Where the Caribbean coast of La Guajira rises to meet arid scrubland and seasonal wetlands, Natural Bahía Portete Kaurrele National Park spans 251 square kilometres of…

Natural Chingaza National Park

Junín, Colombia

+285 birds+6 mammals

Where the Andes rise above three thousand metres in the Cundinamarca region, high-altitude grasslands and cloud forests converge in a landscape shaped by both geology and…

Natural Farallones de Cali National Park

Buenaventura, Colombia

+733 birds+27 mammals

Where the Pacific coastal plain meets the western slopes of the Andes, Farallones de Cali National Park sprawls across nearly 3,500 square kilometers of dramatic topography…

Natural la Paya National Park

Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia

+262 birds+4 mammals

Where the Amazon's western reaches fold into the Andes foothills, La Paya National Park sprawls across more than 8,500 square kilometers of pristine Amazonian rainforest in…

Natural Sierra de la Macarena National Park

Vista Hermosa, Colombia

+566 birds+15 mammals

Across nearly 20,000 square kilometres of Colombia's Meta Department, the terrain rises from lowland savanna into Andean foothills through a mosaic of gallery forests, palm-fringed wetlands,…

Natural Uramba Bahía Málaga National Park

Buenaventura, Colombia

+308 birds+15 mammals

Where the Pacific coastal rainforest descends to mangrove estuaries and rocky headlands, Uramba Bahía Málaga National Park unfolds across nearly 1,000 square kilometres of Colombia's Valle…

Natural Utría National Park

Alto Baudó (Pie de Pató), Colombia

+372 birds+11 mammals

Where the Chocó's coastal mountains plunge toward the Pacific, Utría National Park preserves one of Colombia's most biodiverse and least-visited wilderness expanses. Sprawling across 1,287 square…

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Tanzania

+626 birds+55 mammals

Volcanic calderas and open grassland dominate this high plateau in northern Tanzania, where the landscape rises above 2,000 metres and ancient geological forces have shaped both…

Nkasa Rupara National Park

Namibia

+283 birds+17 mammals

Where the Zambezi's floodplains spill across the border between Namibia and Botswana, Nkasa Rupara National Park unfolds across 518 square kilometers of wetland and woodland mosaic.…

Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park

Mu Dan Jiang Shi, China

+202 birds+19 mammals

Across the temperate forests of northeastern China, where winters grip the landscape in subzero silence and summers remain cool and brief, the Mudanjiang region supports a…

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Charlton County, United States

+206 birds+14 mammals

Vast wetlands of cypress and blackwater creeks define this wildlife sanctuary straddling the Georgia–Florida border, where the landscape shifts between open marsh, dense swamp forest, and…

Orang National Park

Rangagarapathar, India

+298 birds+1 mammals

Where the Brahmaputra's floodplains meet the foothills of Assam, Orang National Park unfolds across a mosaic of riverine grasslands, forests and wetlands that pulse with the…

Őrség National Park

Kondorfa, Hungary

+88 birds+12 mammals

Where low, forested ridges roll across the border landscape between Hungary and Slovenia, Őrség National Park encompasses a patchwork of beech and oak woodlands, wetland corridors,…

Palo Verde National Park

Bagaces, Costa Rica

+318 birds+24 mammals

Dry forest spreads across Palo Verde's low-lying terrain in northwestern Guanacaste, where seasonal rivers and lagoons etch through deciduous woodland that sheds its canopy each winter.…

Pan de Azúcar National Park

Chañaral, Chile

+74 birds+4 mammals

Where the Atacama Desert plunges toward the Pacific, Pan de Azúcar National Park sprawls across 727 square kilometres of one of Earth's most extreme transitions—a landscape…

Panna National Park

Badgadi Kalan, India

+271 birds+17 mammals

Where granite gorges slice through central India's Vindhyan plateau, a landscape of stark beauty unfolds across nearly six hundred square kilometers. The Ken River carves through…

Pantanal Matogrossense National Park

Brazil

+322 birds+17 mammals

Where the flooded forests of central Brazil meet vast seasonally inundated grasslands, Pantanal Matogrossense National Park sprawls across nearly 2,900 square kilometers of one of the…

Parc del Foix

Castellet i la Gornal, Spain

+180 birds+4 mammals

Where the Foix River carves through limestone ridges southwest of Barcelona, a natural park of modest area but outsized ecological richness unfolds across roughly 37 square…

Parc del Montnegre i el Corredor

Font-Montnegre, Spain

+148 birds+16 mammals

Where Mediterranean scrubland gives way to deciduous and coniferous woodland, the Parc Natural del Montnegre i el Corredor unfolds across nearly 478 square kilometres of northeastern…

Parcial C Marina de les Medes Nature Reserve

Torroella de Montgrí, Spain

+93 birds

Where the Costa Brava's limestone cliffs plunge into crystalline Mediterranean waters, the Parcial C section of Marina de les Medes Nature Reserve protects one of Catalonia's…

Parcial de la Fageda d’en Jordà Nature Reserve

Santa Pau, Spain

+117 birds+5 mammals

Where volcanic slopes rise above the Catalan heartland, the Parcial de la Fagada d'en Jordà unfolds across five square kilometres of one of Europe's most botanically…

Parque Nacional de Galápagos

Santo Tomás, Ecuador

+139 birds+23 mammals

Volcanic peaks and weathered lava fields dominate this remote archipelago in the Pacific, where the interplay of cold ocean currents and tropical latitude creates an ecological…

Parque Provincial Pampa del Indio

Laguna Limpia, Argentina

+231 birds+4 mammals

Across the flat horizons of Chaco Province, where the Paraná River system spills into vast wetlands and grasslands, Parque Provincial Pampa del Indio protects one of…

Parque Provincial Península de Magallanes

Argentina

+125 birds+4 mammals

Granite peaks and windswept steppe converge across this 415-square-kilometre peninsula jutting into the cold Atlantic waters of southern Patagonia, where the Magallanes landscape embodies the raw,…

Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge

Dare County, United States

+356 birds+15 mammals

Where the Outer Banks taper toward the Atlantic, a sliver of barrier island creates a microcosm of coastal ecology. Pea Island National Wildlife Sanctuary spans over…

Peixe National Park Lagoon

Brazil

+293 birds+4 mammals

Where the coastal plains of Rio Grande do Sul meet the Atlantic, Peixe National Park Lagoon sprawls across nearly 2,200 square kilometres of shallow waters, reed…

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge

Windsor, United States

+265 birds+4 mammals

Where Florida's Indian River widens into a brackish estuary, a small island sanctuary commands the attention of waterbirds across the Atlantic Flyway. Pelican Island National Wildlife…

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom

+250 birds+41 mammals

Where the Cambrian coastline meets the Celtic Sea, cliff-top moorland and hidden coves define a landscape carved by 300 million years of geological drama. Pembrokeshire Coast…

Penang National Park

Balik Pulau, Malaysia

+107 birds+2 mammals

Granite peaks rise abruptly from the Andaman Sea where tropical rainforest clings to steep slopes in one of Malaysia's oldest protected landscapes. Mangrove forests fringe the…

Perito Moreno National Park

Argentina

+78 birds

Where the Patagonian steppe descends into a landscape carved by ancient ice, Perito Moreno National Park sprawls across nearly 1,590 square kilometres of some of South…

Periyar National Park

Mlappara, India

+232 birds+4 mammals

Dawn breaks over mist-shrouded ridges where the Western Ghats tumble toward Kerala's spice-scented lowlands. Here, ancient tropical forests envelope a glittering artificial lake, creating a mosaic…

Piedras Blancas National Park

Golfito, Costa Rica

+386 birds+24 mammals

Where the Golfo Dulce meets the southwestern Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Piedras Blancas National Park protects a dramatic transition zone where lowland rainforest descends toward…

Pilanesberg National Park

Moses Kotane Local Municipality, South Africa

+364 birds+49 mammals

Granite peaks and volcanic ridges rise unexpectedly from the savanna floor across this 734-square-kilometre expanse in the North West province, creating a landscape of profound ecological…

Point Pelee National Park

Leamington, Canada

+296 birds+14 mammals

Where Lake Erie's shallow waters meet the Ontario shoreline, a slender sandy peninsula juts into the Great Lakes like a natural funnel for migrating wildlife. This…

Port Stephens

Port Stephens, Falkland Islands

+29 birds

Windswept moorlands sweep down to pristine beaches where kelp forests fringe the turquoise shallows, their giant fronds swaying in the southern current. Port Stephens, cradled on…

Port-Cros National Park

Hyères, France

+271 birds+29 mammals

Where Mediterranean granite islands rise from crystalline waters off the Provençal coast, Port-Cros National Park protects one of Europe's most intact marine and terrestrial ecosystems. The…

Puyehue National Park

Puyehue, Chile

+110 birds+4 mammals

Across the volcanic spine of the Los Lagos Region, where the Andes descend toward temperate rainforest, Puyehue National Park encompasses nearly 2,600 square kilometers of one…

Pyrénées National Park

Hautes Pyrenees, France

+150 birds+35 mammals

Where alpine meadows give way to limestone cliffs and rushing torrents carve through ancient stone, the Pyrénées National Park spans a landscape of austere beauty along…

Qinghai Lake National Nature Reserve

Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China

+243 birds+11 mammals

At 3,200 metres above sea level on the Tibetan plateau, where winter temperatures plunge far below freezing and snow blankets the landscape for half the year,…

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Uganda

+672 birds+30 mammals

Across the southwestern escarpment of Uganda, where the Western Rift Valley descends through ancient volcanic terrain, Queen Elizabeth National Park sprawls across more than 8,300 square…

Ranthambhore National Park

Sawai Madhopur, India

+294 birds+20 mammals

Granite ridges and ravines carved through the Aravalli Range frame this protected landscape in eastern Rajasthan, where deciduous forest mingles with open scrubland and seasonal water…

Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Beaverhead County, United States

+216 birds+10 mammals

Where the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem's northern reaches meet the high plateaus of southwestern Montana, a network of glacial lakes and wetlands sustains one of the continent's…

Redwood National Park

Humboldt County, United States

+343 birds+43 mammals

Where the Pacific fog rolls deep into northern California's coastal valleys, some of the tallest trees on Earth rise from a landscape shaped by tectonic forces…

Regional Park of the Catalan Pyrenees

Olette, France

+244 birds+63 mammals

Where granite peaks thrust skyward above cloud-laden valleys, a wild tapestry of Mediterranean and alpine ecosystems interweaves across the Franco-Spanish frontier. These Pyrenean slopes harbour extraordinary…

Reserva Nacional las Vicuñas

Putre, Chile

+87 birds+6 mammals

High desert plateaus interlace with volcanic ridges across this 4,204-square-kilometre expanse at the border between Chile and Bolivia, where altitudes exceed 3,500 metres and the climate…

Rincón de la Vieja National Park

Liberia, Costa Rica

+451 birds+30 mammals

Where volcanic slopes rise abruptly from the Guanacaste lowlands, Rincón de la Vieja National Park sprawls across a landscape shaped by geothermal drama and seasonal extremes.…

Río Pilcomayo National Park

Argentina

+271 birds+13 mammals

Where the Río Pilcomayo cuts through northeastern Argentina's subtropical lowlands, a sprawling mosaic of wetlands, grasslands, and seasonally flooded forests creates one of South America's most…

Rocky Mountain National Park

Larimer County, United States

+259 birds+33 mammals

Where granite peaks rise above 12,000 feet and alpine tundra gives way to subalpine forest, Rocky Mountain National Park spans the Continental Divide across nearly 1,600…

S’Albufera Natural Park

Platja de Muro, Spain

+253 birds+6 mammals

Where Mediterranean lagoons meet the Balearic coast, S'Albufera stretches across nearly 1,600 hectares of wetland and dune systems that rank among Europe's most ecologically vital shallow-water…

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

Glenn County, United States

+247 birds+13 mammals

Across the flat expanse of Glenn County's Sacramento Valley, shallow pools and seasonal marshes create one of California's most vital wetland sanctuaries—a landscape shaped by water…

Saguaro National Park

Rincon Valley, United States

+354 birds+40 mammals

Where the Sonoran Desert meets sky-island mountains, two geographically separated districts of Saguaro National Park sprawl across nearly two thousand square kilometers of Arizona's most iconic…

Saint-Hilaire/Lange National Park

Brazil

+225 birds

Subtropical Atlantic forests rise and fall across the plateaus of inland Paraná, where Saint-Hilaire/Lange National Park protects nearly 578 square kilometres of Brazil's most biodiverse woodland…

Salar del Huasco National Park

Pica, Chile

+75 birds+2 mammals

High above the Atacama's shimmering flats, where the Andes grip the sky, lies a landscape of stark geological drama and surprising biological richness. Salar del Huasco…

Samaria National Park

Chania Regional Unit, Greece

+103 birds+1 mammals

Vertical walls of pale limestone rise nearly a kilometre from the Cretan seabed, their flanks carved by the Samaria Gorge into one of Europe's most dramatic…

Samburu National Reserve

Samburu, Kenya

+430 birds+42 mammals

Across the arid plains of northern Kenya, where scattered acacia woodland gives way to rocky outcrops and dry riverbeds, Samburu National Park unfolds as one of…

San Luis National Wildlife Refuge

Merced County, United States

+219 birds+14 mammals

Across the floor of California's San Joaquin Valley, where semi-arid grasslands meet shallow seasonal wetlands, San Luis National Wildlife Sanctuary preserves a critical mosaic of habitats…

Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge

Hidalgo County, United States

+349 birds+12 mammals

Where the Rio Grande delta meets the semi-arid scrublands of South Texas, Santa Ana National Wildlife Sanctuary preserves a rare mosaic of wetland and thornforest habitat…

Santa Rosa National Park

Santa Elena, Costa Rica

+359 birds+30 mammals

Where Pacific-facing slopes descend from volcanic uplands toward the Guanacaste lowlands, Santa Rosa National Park unfolds across a mosaic of tropical dry forest, gallery woodland, and…

Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer National Park

Germany

+378 birds+49 mammals

Where the North Sea ebbs and flows across a vast expanse of exposed mud and sand, the Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer National Park reveals one of Europe's most…

Sea Lion Island

Sealion Island Settlement, Falkland Islands

+74 birds+3 mammals

Windswept tussock grasslands roll across volcanic terrain where Southern Ocean swells crash against rocky shores, creating one of the Falkland Islands' most dramatic wildlife theatres. This…

Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge

Sweetwater County, United States

+209 birds+8 mammals

Where the Green River carves through the high-desert basin of southwestern Wyoming, Seedskadee National Wildlife Sanctuary preserves one of the West's most vital riparian corridors. The…

Serengeti National Park

Tanzania

+558 birds+57 mammals

Across Tanzania's northern plateau, where volcanic soils meet acacia woodland and open grassland, unfolds one of Earth's most dynamic ecosystems. The Serengeti National Park sprawls across…

Serra da Bocaina National Park

Brazil

+441 birds+5 mammals

Where the escarpment of the Serra da Bocaina rises sharply from the Atlantic coastal plain, tropical rainforest cloaks steep mountainsides that climb toward peaks exceeding 2,000…

Serra de Mariola Natural Park

Bocairent, Spain

+164 birds+19 mammals

Where limestone ridges rise above the Valencian interior, Serra de Mariola unfolds across 225 square kilometers of Mediterranean mountain terrain that shifts between dense evergreen woodland,…

Serra do Gandarela National Park

Brazil

+333 birds+3 mammals

Where granite massifs rise through Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil's highlands, Serra do Gandarela National Park protects nearly 1,000 square kilometres of montane terrain that few…

Serra dos Órgãos National Park

Brazil

+446 birds+13 mammals

Granite peaks thrust skyward through the Atlantic Forest canopy in the mountains immediately north of Rio de Janeiro, their bare rock faces rising above a landscape…

Shenandoah National Park

Page County, United States

+243 birds+31 mammals

Ridges of ancient quartzite rise above the Shenandoah Valley floor, their slopes dressed in a mosaic of oak and hickory forest that yields to cove hardwoods…

Sian Ka’an

Chunyaxché, Mexico

+350 birds+16 mammals

Where the Yucatán Peninsula dissolves into wetland and mangrove, a vast mosaic of forest, lagoon, and coastal margin creates one of Mexico's most biodiverse strongholds. Across…

Sierra de Andújar Natural Park

Our Lady of Cabeza, Spain

+198 birds+19 mammals

Where granite gorges slice through Mediterranean scrubland and cork forests cascade down Andalusian hillsides, one of Spain's most pristine wilderness areas unfolds across 74,000 hectares of…

Sierra de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas Nature Park

Las Canalejas, Spain

+176 birds+21 mammals

Where granite gorges slice through mountainous terrain in eastern Andalusia, the Sierra de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas Nature Park sprawls across more than 5,200 square…

Sierra de las Quijadas National Park

Argentina

+168 birds+5 mammals

Sandstone cliffs and deeply incised canyons define this 1,137-square-kilometre expanse in San Luis Province, where the dry Chacoan landscape of central Argentina reveals an unexpected ecological…

Sierra del Divisor National Park

Alto Tapiche, Peru

+298 birds+2 mammals

Where the western Amazon meets the Andes foothills, nearly 41,000 square kilometres of pristine rainforest rise across Peru's Alto Tapiche region in a landscape of extraordinary…

Sierra del Lacandón National Park

Petén, Guatemala

+348 birds+7 mammals

Where the Petén rainforest rises into limestone ridges and deep ravines, Sierra del Lacandón National Park protects one of Central America's most intact tropical wilderness zones.…

Soberanía National Park

Cristóbal, Panama

+495 birds+34 mammals

Rainforest and riverine woodland blanket the rolling terrain of this 714-square-kilometre national park in Colón Province, where the Caribbean watershed feeds a maze of streams and…

Sounio National Park

Municipal Unit of Ayios Konstantinos, Greece

+103 birds

Where rocky headlands plunge into the Aegean Sea along Attica's southeastern coast, Sounio National Park preserves a landscape shaped by millennia of human presence yet alive…

South Downs National Park

Chichester, United Kingdom

+298 birds+45 mammals

Chalk downland ridges rise and fall across the South Downs, their open grasslands and beech hangers creating a mosaic of habitats that has shaped human settlement…

St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

Saint Marks, United States

+324 birds+16 mammals

Where the Apalachee Bay begins to define the Florida coastline, salt marshes and freshwater impoundments merge into one of the southeastern United States' most productive wildlife…

Strandzha Nature Park

Kondolovo, Bulgaria

+215 birds+19 mammals

Where the Rhodope Mountains descend toward the Black Sea coast, ancient forests rise above limestone plateaus in a tapestry of ecological richness rarely found elsewhere in…

Superagui National Park

Brazil

+246 birds+2 mammals

Where the Atlantic rainforest meets the subtropical coast of Paraná, Superagui National Park sprawls across more than 1,000 square kilometres of one of Brazil's most biodiverse…

Tablas de Daimiel National Park

Daimiel, Spain

+246 birds+6 mammals

Where the Guadiana River spreads into a labyrinth of shallow lagoons and reed beds across the sun-baked plains of central Spain, Tablas de Daimiel National Park…

Tadoba National Park

Palasgaon Singru, India

+270 birds+20 mammals

Where sal forests meet open grasslands and rocky outcrops rise from red laterite soil, central India's landscape unfolds in raw, untamed beauty. Ancient teak woodlands and…

Taman Nasional Baluran

Situbondo, Indonesia

+189 birds+9 mammals

Across the northeastern tip of East Java, where monsoon winds sweep down from the Bali Strait, a landscape of contrasts unfolds within 374 square kilometres of…

Taman Nasional Meru Betiri

Jember, Indonesia

+93 birds+1 mammals

Across East Java's southeastern coast, where the Indian Ocean meets a landscape of volcanic soils and monsoon-fed forests, sprawls a national park that epitomizes the ecological…

Taman Negara National Park

Kampong Samas, Malaysia

+393 birds+48 mammals

Where ancient rainforest meets limestone peaks, one of Southeast Asia's oldest protected wilderness preserves sprawls across 4,343 square kilometers of primordial landscape. Dipterocarp giants tower overhead,…

Tapantí Macizo de la Muerte National Park

Orosi, Costa Rica

+503 birds+18 mammals

Where montane cloud forest rises steeply from the Orosi Valley, Tapantí Macizo de la Muerte National Park enfolds a landscape of perpetual moisture and emerald complexity.…

Tarangire National Park

Tanzania

+527 birds+50 mammals

Acacia woodland and grassland sweep across the Manyara Region where the Tarangire River carves through low hills and volcanic soils, creating one of East Africa's most…

Teide National Park

La Orotava, Spain

+83 birds+7 mammals

At nearly 3,900 metres, Spain's highest peak rises from the Canary Islands as a singular volcanic monument, its slopes sweeping through five distinct climate zones in…

Tijuca National Park

Brazil

+317 birds+13 mammals

Where the Atlantic forest rises steeply from Rio de Janeiro's urban edge, Tijuca National Park encompasses a landscape of dramatic granite peaks, cascading waterfalls, and closed-canopy…

Tikal National Park

Tikal, Guatemala

+399 birds+16 mammals

Dense rainforest canopy rises above the limestone plateau of Petén, where archaeological wonder and ecological richness merge seamlessly across one of Central America's most biodiverse landscapes.…

Tingo Maria National Park

Mariano Dámaso Beraún, Peru

+423 birds

Where the eastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes descend toward the Amazon basin, the landscape fractures into a maze of limestone ridges, humid gorges, and cloud-wrapped…

Toro-Semliki Proposed National Park

Uganda

+474 birds+5 mammals

Where the Albertine Rift's western escarpment rises above the Semliki River valley, a vast mosaic of forest, savanna and wetland converges to create one of East…

Torres del Paine National Park

Torres del Paine, Chile

+143 birds+10 mammals

Where granite spires pierce the Patagonian sky, Torres del Paine commands one of South America's most dramatic landscapes. Across 4,106 square kilometres of southern Chile, jagged…

Tortuguero National Park

Roxana, Costa Rica

+420 birds+23 mammals

Canals and lagoons thread through a labyrinth of lowland rainforest where the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica meets the wetland frontier. This is terrain shaped by…

Tsavo East National Park

Athi ward, Kenya

+468 birds+50 mammals

Across the semi-arid lowlands of southeastern Kenya, where acacia woodland fragments into scrubland and the landscape rolls toward the Indian Ocean horizon, lies one of Africa's…

Tsavo West National Park

Mwatate, Kenya

+513 birds+49 mammals

Where volcanic ridges and weathered lava flows meet the semi-arid lowlands of south-central Kenya, Tsavo West National Park unfolds across a landscape sculpted by fire and…

Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Siskiyou County, United States

+255 birds+9 mammals

Across the high volcanic plateau of northeastern California, where summer heat scorches the alkali flats and winter winds sweep unobstructed through open water and marsh, Tule…

Túria Natural Park

València, Spain

+150 birds+21 mammals

Where the Túria riverbed winds through the lowlands south of Valencia, a sprawling natural park of nearly 440 square kilometres unfolds across one of Spain's most…

Tuscan Archipelago National Park

Rio, Italy

+174 birds+8 mammals

Where the Tyrrhenian Sea fragments into granite and schist islands, the Arcipelago Toscano National Park protects one of the Mediterranean's most biodiverse maritime realms. Scattered across…

Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge

Klamath County, United States

+217 birds

Where shallow marshes and open water meet the high desert of south-central Oregon, the Upper Klamath National Wildlife Sanctuary creates a landscape of startling contrasts. Fed…

Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve

Txatxarramendi, Spain

+268 birds+8 mammals

Where the Pyrenean foothills surrender to the Bay of Biscay, tidal estuaries carve through Basque limestone, creating one of Europe's most ecologically vital wetland complexes. Salt…

Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park

Puerto Varas, Chile

+109 birds+8 mammals

Where the Andes descend toward the temperate rainforests of Chile's Lake District, nearly 4,641 square kilometers of pristine wilderness unfolds across Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park.…

Virgin Islands National Park

Cruz Bay, United States

+119 birds+3 mammals

Coral reef and mangrove ecosystems define the tropical maritime landscape of this national park, where St. John's mountainous spine rises sharply from turquoise bays fringed with…

Viruá National Park

Brazil

+389 birds+6 mammals

Across the northern frontier of Roraima, where the forest canopy rises from ancient Amazonian lowlands, Viruá National Park protects nearly 3,700 square kilometres of terra firme…

Virunga National Park

Uganda

+418 birds+13 mammals

Where the Western Rift Valley fractures the landscape of North Kivu, Virunga National Park sprawls across terrain as geologically dramatic as it is ecologically vital. Volcanic…

Volunteer Point

Stanley, Falkland Islands

+70 birds+3 mammals

Windswept grasslands meet volcanic black sand beaches where three penguin species converge in the South Atlantic's most theatrical wildlife theatre. This remote peninsula on East Falkland…