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Abisko National Park

Norrbottens län, Sweden

+78 birds+13 mammals

Where Arctic tundra meets boreal forest beneath Sweden’s northernmost sky, one of Europe’s most pristine wilderness reserves unfolds across the […]

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Agulhas National Park

Cape Agulhas Local Municipality, South Africa

+106 birds+30 mammals

Where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans collide along Africa’s southernmost tip, a rugged coastline of limestone cliffs and windswept grasslands […]

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Alerce Costero National Park

Corral, Chile

+36 birds+1 mammals

Ancient alerce forests rise like living cathedrals from the temperate rainforests of southern Chile, where mist clings to canopy and […]

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Annan River (Yuku Baja-Muliku) National Park

Australia

+63 birds+2 mammals

Granite peaks rise dramatically from tropical lowlands where the Annan River carves through pristine wilderness in Far North Queensland. This […]

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Aspromonte National Park

Careri, Italy

+130 birds+20 mammals

Where granite massifs pierce the Calabrian sky and Mediterranean maquis gives way to beech forests, one of southern Italy’s most […]

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Bako National Park

Kuching, Malaysia

+112 birds+18 mammals

Weathered sandstone cliffs rise dramatically from the South China Sea, their ochre faces sculpted by millennia of wind and tide […]

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Powys, United Kingdom

+120 birds+29 mammals

Red sandstone peaks rise abruptly from rolling moorland in South Wales, where wind-sculpted ridges and glacial valleys create some of […]

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Berbak National Park

Tanjung Jabung Timur, Indonesia

+65 birds+1 mammals

Vast peatland swamps sprawl across Sumatra’s eastern coast, where waterlogged forests rise from tea-coloured waters and sago palms tower above […]

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Butrint National Park

Vagalat, Albania

+133 birds+17 mammals

Where Ionian breezes meet the Corfu Channel, saltmarsh and freshwater lagoons create a mosaic of habitats that pulse with life […]

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Cabo de Gata-Níjar Nature Park

San José, Spain

+131 birds+21 mammals

Where arid mountains plunge toward an impossibly blue Mediterranean, Spain’s southeastern corner harbors one of Europe’s most dramatically understated wilderness […]

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Caldera de Taburiente National Park

El Paso, Spain

+69 birds+4 mammals

Volcanic amphitheaters of rust-red stone rise nearly 2,400 meters from the island of La Palma, their ancient walls cradling a […]

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Cap de Creus Nature Park

Roses, Spain

+148 birds+14 mammals

Where granite cliffs plunge into crystalline Mediterranean waters, the easternmost reaches of the Iberian Peninsula reveal a landscape sculpted by […]

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Chiloé National Park

Dalcahue, Chile

+41 birds+4 mammals

Where temperate rainforests meet rugged Pacific coastlines, a landscape of extraordinary ecological complexity unfolds across Chile’s Chiloé archipelago. This 1,201-square-kilometre […]

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Circeo National Park

Italy

+140 birds+10 mammals

Where the Tyrrhenian Sea collides with limestone ridges and Mediterranean scrub, an ancient landscape unfolds along Italy’s southern Lazio coast. […]

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Coiba National Park

Montijo, Panama

+104 birds+7 mammals

Where the Pacific swallows a crown of emerald islands and pristine jungle canopy, one of Central America’s most biodiverse sanctuaries […]

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D’Armorique Regional Nature Park

Le Faou, France

+124 birds+30 mammals

Where granite ridges meet Atlantic moorland, one of Brittany’s wildest regions reveals itself in layers of ecological richness. The landscape […]

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Dell’Arcipelago Toscano National Park

Italy

+128 birds+22 mammals

Azure waters lap against wind-sculpted granite islands where Mediterranean macchia clings to rocky slopes and pine forests crown the hilltops. […]

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Doñana National Park

Hinojos, Spain

+146 birds+12 mammals

Where the Guadalquivir River spills into the Atlantic, Spain’s southwestern corner erupts into one of Europe’s most biodiverse wetlands. Vast […]

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Dorob National Park

Henties Bay, Namibia

+118 birds+30 mammals

Where the Skeleton Coast’s haunting dunes surrender to gravel plains and rocky outcrops, an extraordinary expanse of Namibian wilderness unfolds […]

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Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park

Trøndelag, Norway

+81 birds+12 mammals

Where alpine plateaus meet ancient mountain ranges, a vast wilderness of windswept ridges and deep valleys unfolds across central Norway. […]

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Ebro Delta Natural Park

Eucaliptus, Spain

+147 birds+6 mammals

Where the Ebro River surrenders to the Mediterranean, a vast mosaic of lagoons, reed beds, and salt marshes unfolds across […]

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Biosphere Reserve

El Vizcaíno

Laguna San Ignacio, Mexico

+101 birds+15 mammals

Where the Baja California peninsula thins into a tapestry of salt lagoons and coastal desert, one of Mexico’s most biodiverse […]

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Eryri National Park

Gwynedd, United Kingdom

+122 birds+29 mammals

Where granite peaks pierce the Welsh sky, alpine meadows cascade into oak-clad valleys and windswept moorlands define the horizon. This […]

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Estrecho Nature Park

Pedro Valiente, Spain

+135 birds+23 mammals

Where Mediterranean pine forests meet wind-sculpted coastal cliffs, one of Europe’s most dynamic ecological crossroads unfolds across the Strait of […]

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Garajonay National Park

Hermigua, Spain

+55 birds+1 mammals

Mist clings to the ancient laurel forests of La Gomera’s central highlands, where time seems suspended in a primordial green. […]

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Garden Route National Park

George, South Africa

+126 birds+30 mammals

Where fynbos-clad mountains plunge into temperate forests and pristine coastline, one of Africa’s most ecologically diverse reserves sprawls across nearly […]

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Hamburgisches Wattenmeer National Park

Hamburg, Germany

+134 birds+21 mammals

Where the Elbe River surrenders to the North Sea, a vast tapestry of mud flats, salt marshes, and shallow tidal […]

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Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park

Ao Nang, Thailand

+127 birds+21 mammals

Limestone cliffs plunge into emerald waters where mangrove forests crown the shoreline and coral gardens flourish beneath transparent shallows. This […]

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Kauhaneva–pohjankangas National Park

Kauhajoki, Finland

+61 birds+2 mammals

Dawn breaks over an intricate mosaic of raised bogs, pine-studded ridges, and glacial eskers that together form one of Finland’s […]

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Khao Laem Ya-Mu Ko Samet National Park

Mueang Rayong District, Thailand

+132 birds+30 mammals

Where limestone cliffs plunge into crystalline waters and coastal forests merge with rocky outcrops, a mosaic of Thailand’s most pristine […]

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Kolkheti National Park

Nigvziani, Georgia

+149 birds+6 mammals

Where the Caucasus descends to meet the Black Sea, a mosaic of wetlands, reed beds, and coastal lagoons creates one […]

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Komodo National Park

Komodo, Indonesia

+69 birds+14 mammals

Where volcanic peaks rise dramatically from turquoise waters, a primordial landscape unfolds across three main islands and countless smaller ones […]

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Kosterhavets National Park

Västra Götalands län, Sweden

+133 birds+17 mammals

Where the Skagerrak’s cold currents lap against Sweden’s western coast, a labyrinth of granite islands and skerries emerges from the […]

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Kuching Wetlands National Park

Kuching, Malaysia

+135 birds+21 mammals

Where brackish waters meet mangrove stilts and freshwater swamps blend into coastal mudflats, one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic wetland […]

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Lemmenjoki National Park

Inari, Finland

+42 birds+4 mammals

Where granite gorges cut through pristine boreal forest and the Lemmenjoki River winds through one of Europe’s last great wilderness […]

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Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park

Dunum, Germany

+124 birds+28 mammals

Tidal mud flats stretch to the horizon where the North Sea exhales and inhales twice daily, sculpting one of Europe’s […]

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Machakhela Planned National Park

Skurdidi, Georgia

+138 birds+12 mammals

Where the Lesser Caucasus mountains plunge toward the lowlands of southern Georgia, a landscape of dramatic contrasts unfolds. Steep limestone […]

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Marino Golfo de Chiriquí National Park

Boca Chica, Panama

+94 birds+8 mammals

Where mangrove-fringed islands emerge from turquoise shallows and volcanic peaks anchor the horizon, Panama’s Gulf of Chiriquí reveals one of […]

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Morrocoy National Park

Municipio Silva

+91 birds+4 mammals

Where crystalline Caribbean waters meet Venezuela’s northern coast, a mosaic of coral reefs, white-sand beaches, and mangrove forests creates one […]

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Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park

Thailand

+105 birds+18 mammals

Limestone karsts pierce an emerald sea, their weathered peaks rising abruptly from turquoise waters where mangrove forests cling to tidal […]

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Natural Uramba Bahía Málaga National Park

Buenaventura, Colombia

+75 birds+4 mammals

Where misty lowland rainforest plunges into the Pacific’s embrace, a 990-square-kilometre sanctuary guards one of Colombia’s most biodiverse coastal ecosystems. […]

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Natural Utría National Park

Alto Baudó (Pie de Pató), Colombia

+144 birds+15 mammals

Where the Chocó rainforest plunges headlong into the Pacific, a pristine coastal wilderness unfolds across 1,287 square kilometers of Colombia’s […]

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North York Moors National Park

North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

+128 birds+21 mammals

Heather moorlands roll across 554 square miles of the Yorkshire uplands, where rolling hills give way to deep valleys carved […]

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Padjelanta

Norrbotten County, Sweden

+25 birds+1 mammals

Where subarctic mountains dissolve into vast plateau moorlands, Sweden’s largest national park unfolds across 3,435 square kilometers of raw Nordic […]

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Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park

Muonio, Finland

+64 birds+4 mammals

Where fell plateaus rise above the Arctic Circle, granite peaks pierce the boreal sky, sculpting one of northern Europe’s most […]

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Pan de Azúcar National Park

Chañaral, Chile

+40 birds+5 mammals

Where the hyperarid Atacama Desert plunges dramatically into the Pacific, 727 square kilometres of raw coastal wilderness unfold across northern […]

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Parc del Foix

Castellet i la Gornal, Spain

+111 birds+13 mammals

Where limestone cliffs plunge toward the Foix River, a ribbon of Mediterranean riparian woodland winds through steep-sided gorges in Catalonia’s […]

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Island & Archipelago

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Parque Nacional de Galápagos

Santo Tomás, Ecuador

+88 birds+12 mammals

The Galápagos National Park is one of the world’s most extraordinary wildlife destinations, offering visitors an unparalleled opportunity to experience […]

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Patvinsuo National Park

Lieksa, Finland

+53 birds

Boardwalks wind through one of Finland’s most pristine wetland complexes, where sphagnum bogs dominate a sprawling 185-square-kilometre sanctuary in eastern […]

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Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom

+123 birds+28 mammals

Where jagged sea cliffs rise dramatically from churning Atlantic waters, one of Britain’s finest coastal wildernesses unfolds across southwest Wales. […]

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Penang National Park

Balik Pulau, Malaysia

+125 birds+30 mammals

Granite peaks rise abruptly from the Andaman Sea where tropical rainforest clings to steep slopes in one of Malaysia’s oldest […]

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Picos de Europa National Park

Posada de Valdeón, Spain

+120 birds+17 mammals

Where limestone peaks pierce the Asturian sky at nearly 2,700 metres, three colossal massifs create a fortress of vertical rock […]

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Pilancones Nature Park

Las Tederas, Spain

+116 birds+4 mammals

Where granite peaks rise abruptly from ochre scrubland in Gran Canaria’s southwestern corner, one of Spain’s most dramatic landscapes unfolds. […]

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S’Albufera Nature Park

Platja de Muro, Spain

+133 birds+15 mammals

Dawn breaks across a mosaic of shallow lagoons and reed beds where the Mediterranean meets one of Europe’s most vital […]

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Santa Rosa National Park

Santa Elena, Costa Rica

+129 birds+30 mammals

Dawn breaks over a mosaic of dry forest and humid woodland where Costa Rica’s northwestern peninsula juts into the Pacific. […]

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Sarigua National Park

Parita, Panama

+69 birds+3 mammals

Where the Pacific’s tidal rhythms sculpt Panama’s coastline, a mosaic of mangrove forests, deciduous woodlands, and seasonally flooded wetlands creates […]

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Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer National Park

Germany

+130 birds+21 mammals

Twice daily, the North Sea withdraws from an immense stage of mud, sand, and salt marsh, revealing one of Europe’s […]

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Sembilang National Park

Banyuasin, Indonesia

+48 birds+3 mammals

Mangrove forests stretch endlessly across South Sumatra’s coastal lowlands, their gnarled root systems anchoring a labyrinth of tidal channels and […]

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Serra D’Irta Nature Park

Alcossebre, Spain

+129 birds+22 mammals

Where limestone cliffs plunge into the crystalline Mediterranean, a ribbon of protected coastline unfolds along Spain’s eastern seaboard. The Serra […]

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Island & Archipelago

Skomer Island

Haverfordwest, United Kingdom

+74 birds+3 mammals

Where the Irish Sea crashes against the Welsh coast, wind-scoured cliffs rise dramatically from churning waters, creating one of Britain’s […]

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Sperrgebiet National Park

Barcelona, Namibia

+119 birds+30 mammals

Where the Namib Desert’s red dunes collide with the Atlantic’s cold embrace, over 56,000 square kilometers of raw wilderness unfolds […]

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Protected Landscape

St. Paul Island

Saint Paul, United States

+131 birds+2 mammals

Windswept tundra rolls across this remote Pribilof island, where volcanic basalt cliffs plunge into the Bering Sea and fog rolls […]

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Stenshuvuds National Park

Skåne län, Sweden

+136 birds+18 mammals

Where windswept cliffs plunge toward the Baltic and ancient beech forests cling to limestone slopes, southern Sweden reveals one of […]

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Syöte National Park

Taivalkoski, Finland

+54 birds+2 mammals

Where boreal forests meet rolling fells and ancient gorges carve through weathered bedrock, Finland’s largest national park unfolds across nearly […]

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Table Mountains National Park

Karłów, Poland

150+ birds+30 mammals

Where sandstone plateaus rise like ancient fortresses above forested valleys, Poland’s 108-square-kilometre wilderness unfolds across the Table Mountains. Vertical rock […]

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Taman Negara National Park

Kampong Samas, Malaysia

150+ birds+17 mammals

Where ancient rainforest meets limestone peaks, one of Southeast Asia’s oldest protected wilderness preserves sprawls across 4,343 square kilometers of […]

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Teide National Park

La Orotava, Spain

+62 birds+4 mammals

Where volcanic peaks pierce the clouds at 3,718 metres, Spain’s highest mountain dominates a landscape of raw, otherworldly drama. The […]

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Nature Reserve

Teide Natural Monument

La Orotava, Spain

+126 birds+9 mammals

Where the Atlantic swells meet volcanic stone, Spain’s highest peak rises 3,718 metres into crystalline air, its slopes a masterclass […]

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Timanfaya National Park

Tinajo, Spain

+132 birds+5 mammals

Where volcanic stone dominates the horizon in shades of rust and charcoal, Lanzarote’s most dramatic wilderness unfolds across 13,600 hectares […]

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Tortuguero National Park

Roxana, Costa Rica

+124 birds+30 mammals

Where emerald waterways thread through impenetrable rainforest and pristine Caribbean beaches merge with lagoons, one of Costa Rica’s most biodiverse […]

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Tsentralno-Lesnoy Gosudarstvennyy Prirodnyy Biosfernyy Nature Reserve

Nelidovsky District, Russia

+82 birds+8 mammals

Ancient spruce and fir forests stretch across undulating terrain in western Russia, where primordial taiga landscape remains largely untouched by […]

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Vadvetjåkka National Park

Norrbottens län, Sweden

+77 birds+14 mammals

Where raw granite peaks thrust through blankets of boreal forest, the Swedish mountain wilderness reveals itself in its most untamed […]

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Varanger National Park

Båtsfjord, Norway

+70 birds+13 mammals

Where the Arctic tundra meets the Barents Sea, vast plateaus of birch woodland and dwarf shrub heath roll across northeastern […]

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West Bali National Park

Gerokgak, Indonesia

+142 birds+12 mammals

Where limestone cliffs plunge into crystalline waters and monsoon forests cling to volcanic slopes, Indonesia’s northwestern frontier reveals one of […]

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