Great Egret

Aberdare National Park

Mweiga ward, Kenya

+394 birds+30 mammals

Where the central highlands of Kenya rise to their elemental grandeur, the Aberdare range unfolds across Nyeri County as a montane stronghold of cool, misty forest…

Abijata-Shalla Lakes National Park

Ethiopia

+438 birds+7 mammals

Two crater lakes of contrasting chemistry define this remote corner of Ethiopia's Rift Valley, where soda lakes and freshwater basins create a mosaic of distinct aquatic…

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…

Aketajawe Lolobata National Park

Oba Tengah, Indonesia

+123 birds+2 mammals

Across the northeastern arm of Halmahera, where the Wallace Line once marked the boundary between Asian and Australasian fauna, lies a sprawling wilderness of over 13,800…

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…

Alta Murgia National Park

Bari, Italy

+168 birds+6 mammals

Across the limestone plateaux of Apulia's interior, where the Adriatic's influence fades into continental warmth, lies a landscape sculpted by millennia of human pastoralism and Mediterranean…

Altai Tavan Bogd National Park

Tsengel, Mongolia

+146 birds+3 mammals

Where the Altai Mountains rise in jagged defiance along Mongolia's western frontier, the terrain transforms into a realm of alpine tundra, rocky plateaus, and glacier-carved valleys…

Altun Mountain National Nature Reserve

Jiuquan, China

+32 birds

Where the Altun Mountains rise across the high desert basin of northwestern China, one encounters a landscape shaped by extremes—cold, aridity, and relentless altitude. Spanning over…

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…

Amazônia National Park

Brazil

+439 birds+6 mammals

Where the Rio Amazonas and its tributaries weave through the heart of Pará state, a vast tapestry of rainforest stretches across 23,611 square kilometers of unbroken…

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…

Angamedilla National Park

Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

+40 birds+2 mammals

Ancient tanks and sal forests define this water-rich sanctuary in Sri Lanka's North Central heartland, where seasonal wetlands and dry deciduous woodland create a mosaic of…

Annan River (Yuku Baja-Muliku) National Park

Australia

+78 birds

Where the Annan River winds through northeastern Queensland's coastal hinterland, a compact national park of roughly 246 square kilometers protects a mosaic of subtropical rainforest, eucalypt…

Antisana National Park

Quijos, Ecuador

+432 birds+21 mammals

Where the eastern Andean slopes descend into the Amazon basin, Antisana National Park sprawls across roughly 2,500 square kilometers of some of South America's most dramatic…

Appennino Lucano Val d’Agri Lagonegrese National Park

Spinoso, Italy

+121 birds+3 mammals

The Apennine mountains rise in weathered limestone ridges across central Italy, and where they push into Basilicata's interior, the landscape opens into a complex mosaic 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…

Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park

San Miguel de Cozumel, Mexico

+112 birds+4 mammals

Beneath the turquoise shallows of the western Caribbean, Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park protects a sprawling marine realm across 484 square kilometres off the Quintana Roo…

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…

Åsnens National Park

Kronoberg County, Sweden

+141 birds+8 mammals

Where forest meets water in the heart of Kronoberg County, Åsnens National Park unfolds across roughly 57 square kilometres of southern Swedish landscape, a mosaic of…

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…

Badlands National Park

Wall, United States

+200 birds+14 mammals

Eroded badlands rise in jagged formations across northwestern South Dakota, where the White River has carved deep canyons through layers of sedimentary rock spanning millions of…

Bahuaja Sonene National Park

San Pedro de Putina Punco, Peru

+602 birds+8 mammals

Where the Madre de Dios and Heath rivers converge in southeastern Peru rises one of South America's most biodiverse wilderness regions: a vast protected realm of…

Bako National Park

Kuching, Malaysia

+210 birds+17 mammals

Weathered sandstone cliffs rise dramatically from the South China Sea, their ochre faces sculpted by millennia of wind and tide into a landscape of extraordinary geological…

Bale Mountains National Park

Ethiopia

+397 birds+20 mammals

Where the Ethiopian highlands rise above 4,000 metres, the Bale Mountains create a landscape of stunning ecological extremes—from afroalpine grasslands swept by wind and mist to…

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…

Banff National Park

Improvement District No. 9, Canada

+264 birds+33 mammals

Where the Canadian Rockies thrust skyward in a cathedral of limestone and ice, Banff National Park preserves a wilderness of astounding vertical drama. Glacier-carved valleys cradle…

Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Powys, United Kingdom

+178 birds+36 mammals

Where sandstone ridges rise above the rolling moorlands of mid-Wales, Bannau Brycheiniog National Park protects one of Britain's most compelling upland landscapes. The park's dramatic peaks,…

Barbilla National Park

Chirripó, Costa Rica

+226 birds

Where the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica's eastern cordillera plunges into perpetual moisture, Barbilla National Park rises as one of Central America's most water-rich ecosystems. Fed…

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…

Barrington Tops National Park

Australia

+175 birds+47 mammals

Where the New England Plateau rises above the Hunter Valley, temperate rainforest cloaks the highest reaches of Barrington Tops, its dense canopy fed by year-round precipitation…

Baru Volcano National Park

Cerro Punta, Panama

+402 birds+6 mammals

Where the land rises sharply toward the Caribbean's western spine, Baru Volcano National Park sprawls across roughly 220 square kilometres of southwestern Panama, anchored by the…

Belair National Park

Adelaide, Australia

+126 birds+18 mammals

Eucalyptus woodland and native shrubland cloak the low hills of this Adelaide park, where ancient quartzite ridges rise above the plains of South Australia's densest metropolitan…

Ben Boyd National Park

Eden, Australia

+255 birds+47 mammals

Where the temperate forests of the far south coast meet towering sea cliffs, Ben Boyd National Park unveils one of New South Wales' most dramatic coastal…

Białowieża National Park

Bialowieza, Poland

+177 birds+23 mammals

Straddling the border between Poland and Belarus, this primordial forest landscape encompasses one of Europe's last remaining expanses of old-growth woodland, where ancient trees rise through…

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…

Blue Mountains National Park

Australia

+220 birds+43 mammals

Dramatic sandstone cliffs rise in tiers across this mountainous plateau west of Sydney, their rust-coloured faces weathered into amphitheatres and gorges where eucalyptus forest clings to…

Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park

Bolaang Mongondow, Indonesia

+154 birds+4 mammals

Across North Sulawesi's rugged interior, where tectonic uplift has carved steep ridges and deep valleys through ancient volcanic terrain, Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park sprawls across…

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…

Boodjamulla National Park

Australia

+142 birds+3 mammals

Where red sandstone gorges carve through the semi-arid interior of far north Queensland, Boodjamulla National Park reveals a landscape shaped by seasonal water availability and ancient…

Bory Tucholskie National Park

Chojnice County, Poland

+54 birds

Across the sandy plains of northwestern Poland, where glacial deposits have sculpted a landscape of gentle dunes and shallow depressions, Bory Tucholskie National Park preserves one…

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.…

Bouddi National Park

Gosford, Australia

+147 birds+17 mammals

Sandstone ridges rise sharply from the Tasman Sea along the central New South Wales coast, their weathered faces etched by millennia of salt spray and storm…

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…

Bribie Island National Park

Brisbane, Australia

+284 birds+20 mammals

Across tidal flats and shallow waterways north of Brisbane, Bribie Island National Park spreads across nearly four hundred square kilometres of subtropical coastal wilderness—a patchwork of…

Bryce Canyon National Park

Tropic, United States

+202 birds+20 mammals

Hoodoos rise like a forest of stone pillars from an amphitheater carved into Utah's high plateau, where the Paunsaugunt elevates the landscape to over 9,000 feet…

Budj Bim National Park

Australia

+137 birds+7 mammals

Across southwestern Victoria's volcanic plains, Budj Bim National Park preserves a landscape shaped by ancient lava flows and Indigenous land stewardship spanning millennia. The park's 184…

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…

Cabañeros National Park

Retuerta del Bullaque, Spain

+183 birds+8 mammals

Cabañeros National Park is one of Spain’s finest wildlife destinations and one of the best-preserved examples of Mediterranean forest and scrubland in Europe. Located in the…

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 Orange National Park

Brazil

+12 birds

Where the Amazon's northern frontier meets tidal mangrove forests and flooded grasslands, Cabo Orange National Park sprawls across nearly 15,000 square kilometers of northeastern Brazil's richest…

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…

Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve

Carsethorn, United Kingdom

+109 birds+16 mammals

Where the Solway Firth meets the Scottish coast, saltmarsh and mudflat create a landscape shaped by tidal rhythms and temperate maritime climate. Caerlaverock's mosaic of habitats—brackish…

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 Amazónicos National Park

Amazonas, Brazil

+434 birds+7 mammals

Sprawling across the southwestern Amazon basin in Amazonas state, this 27,263-square-kilometre national park encompasses some of the region's most pristine lowland rainforest, where terra firme forest…

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…

Campos Gerais National Park

Brazil

+143 birds

Where rolling plateaus rise above the Atlantic forest escarpment in Paraná's interior, Campos Gerais National Park unfolds across 539 square kilometers of highland grassland and forest…

Cania Gorge National Park

Australia

+131 birds+7 mammals

Where sandstone ridges rise above the Queensland inland plains, Cania Gorge National Park carves a compelling landscape across 51 square kilometres of dry eucalypt woodland and…

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 Breton Highlands National Park

Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Canada

+215 birds+18 mammals

Where the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia rises in weathered cliffs and glacially carved valleys, Cape Breton Highlands National Park spans a landscape where boreal and…

Cape Range National Park

Australia

+159 birds+15 mammals

Where arid limestone ridges plunge toward turquoise waters, Cape Range National Park frames one of Australia's most dramatic desert-ocean interfaces. The park's spine—a stark, weathered range…

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…

Carnarvon National Park

Philadelphia, Australia

+179 birds+17 mammals

Across 15,000 square kilometres of inland Queensland, rugged sandstone plateaus rise above eucalypt woodlands and open grasslands, carved by creeks that have worn deep gorges into…

Catimbau National Park

Brazil

+118 birds+6 mammals

Where sandstone plateaus rise from the semi-arid scrublands of northeastern Brazil, Catimbau National Park unfolds across more than 1,000 square kilometres of geological drama and surprising…

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…

Central Island National Park

Kenya

+42 birds

Volcanic islands rising starkly from the turquoise waters of Lake Turkana, Central Island National Park presents one of East Africa's most geologically dramatic and climatically austere…

Cerro Castillo National Park

Coyhaique, Chile

+89 birds+3 mammals

Granite peaks and windswept steppe converge across this vast Patagonian landscape, where the Andes' eastern flank drops into terrain sculpted by ice age glaciers and relentless…

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 Diamantina National Park

Brazil

+346 birds+5 mammals

Where granite peaks and sandstone cliffs rise abruptly from the Brazilian interior, Chapada Diamantina National Park sprawls across 4,215 square kilometers of some of Brazil's most…

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…

Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park

Brazil

+324 birds+6 mammals

Where granite plateaus rise above the cerrado savanna in central Brazil, Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park unfolds across 6,665 square kilometres of some of the world's…

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…

Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park

Australia

+229 birds+12 mammals

Granite ridges and eucalyptus woodlands define this 869-square-kilometre park straddling the border between Victoria and New South Wales, where rugged terrain rises sharply from gentler foothill…

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…

Chyulu Hills National Park

Kibwezi East, Kenya

+232 birds+30 mammals

Volcanic cones rise abruptly from the Kenyan savanna floor, their flanks clothed in dense acacia woodland and grassland that transforms the Chyulu Hills into an ecological…

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,…

Cinque Terre National Park

Riomaggiore, Italy

+135 birds+1 mammals

Steep terraced cliffs plunge toward the Ligurian Sea where five villages cling to a Csb-climate coastline shaped by centuries of viticulture and stone masonry. Riomaggiore, the…

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…

Cleland National Park

Australia

+127 birds+14 mammals

Eucalypt woodlands rise and fall across Adelaide's nearby hills, where Cleland National Park sprawls across some twenty square kilometres of native South Australian bushland. The terrain…

Coffin Bay National Park

Australia

+143 birds+5 mammals

Across South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, where limestone headlands rise above turquoise shallows and eucalypt woodland gives way to coastal heath, lies a 1,319-square-kilometre sanctuary shaped by…

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…

Congaree National Park

Richland County, United States

+205 birds+12 mammals

Where the Congaree River winds through the lowlands of South Carolina, an old-growth bottomland forest of extraordinary character rises from a landscape shaped by seasonal floods…

Coorong National Park

Australia

+217 birds+15 mammals

Where the Murray River meets the Southern Ocean, a chain of shallow lagoons stretches across the South Australian coast, separated from the sea by a ribbon…

Corcovado National Park

Chaitén, Chile

+39 birds+1 mammals

Where temperate rainforest meets the raw Pacific coastline of Chilean Patagonia, Corcovado National Park sprawls across 6,585 square kilometres of some of South America's most pristine…

Cors Fochno National Nature Reserve

Borth, United Kingdom

+179 birds+27 mammals

Where the Dovey Estuary opens to the Irish Sea, a sprawling wetland mosaic of reedbed, fen and mire transforms the coastal flats of mid-Wales into one…

Cotopaxi National Park

Mulaló, Ecuador

+211 birds+6 mammals

High in Ecuador's volcanic corridor, where the páramo transitions into cloud forest along the slopes of Cotopaxi volcano, the national park unfolds across nearly 500 square…

Crater Lake National Park

Klamath County, United States

+174 birds+13 mammals

At 1,949 metres above sea level, a volcanic caldera of impossible clarity holds one of North America's deepest and most pristine alpine lakes, ringed by pumice-and-ash…

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…

Daintree National Park

Dedin, Australia

+362 birds+37 mammals

Daintree National Park is one of the world’s oldest and most biologically diverse tropical rainforests, protecting an extraordinary landscape where ancient forests meet the Great Barrier…

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…

Dorob National Park

Henties Bay, Namibia

+230 birds+13 mammals

Where the Skeleton Coast meets the Namib Desert's inland reaches, Dorob National Park sprawls across 34,021 square kilometres of one of southern Africa's most austere and…

Dorrigo National Park

Gleniffer, Australia

+172 birds+17 mammals

Where subtropical rainforest transitions into cool temperate woodland, Dorrigo National Park rises across the volcanic tablelands of far northern New South Wales, cloaked in the perpetually…

Drawa National Park

Strzelce-Drezdenko County, Poland

+84 birds+11 mammals

Where the Drawa River winds through northwestern Poland's sandy lowlands, a landscape of unexpected ecological richness unfolds across 508 square kilometres of protected forest and 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…

Dyfi National Nature Reserve

Aberdyfi, United Kingdom

+148 birds+25 mammals

Where the River Dyfi widens into a broad coastal basin, a 2,400-hectare mosaic of saltmarsh, reedbed, mudflat and freshwater wetland spreads across the Cardigan Bay estuary…

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…

Emas National Park

Brazil

+333 birds+23 mammals

Across the high plateaux of central Brazil, where the cerrado grasslands roll toward distant horizons under an immense sky, Emas National Park anchors one of South…

Endeavour River National Park

Philadelphia, Australia

+203 birds+1 mammals

Where the Endeavour River winds through northeastern Queensland's tropical lowlands, a compact mosaic of rainforest, open woodland, and riverine corridor creates one of Australia's most ecologically…

Eryri National Park

Gwynedd, United Kingdom

+199 birds+36 mammals

Where granite peaks rise abruptly from the Snowdonia landscape, Eryri National Park encompasses one of Britain's most dramatic mountain terrain. The park's rugged plateaus, deep glacial…

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,…

Exmoor National Park

Somerset, United Kingdom

+159 birds+32 mammals

Where the Bristol Channel wind scours windswept moorland into rolling open heath, Exmoor rises from the Somerset coast as one of England's most rugged upland landscapes.…

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…

Fitzgerald River National Park

Fitzgerald River National Park, Australia

+209 birds+11 mammals

Where granite peaks rise above windswept heathlands and pristine river systems carve through untamed wilderness, one of Australia's most biodiverse landscapes unfolds across the southwestern corner…

Forêts National Park

Lucey, France

+140 birds+50 mammals

Across the rolling plateaux of central Burgundy, where limestone uplands give way to deep valleys carved by time and water, lies a landscape of profound ecological…

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…

Freycinet National Park

Coles Bay, Australia

+115 birds+9 mammals

Granite peaks rise abruptly from the Tasmanian coast where Coles Bay opens into the Freycinet Peninsula, sculpting one of southeastern Australia's most dramatically vertical national parks.…

Frontenac National Park

Sainte-Praxède, Canada

+178 birds+11 mammals

Where the Canadian Shield's ancient granite ridges meet coniferous forest and freshwater lakes, Frontenac National Park embraces a landscape carved by millennia of glacial movement. The…

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…

General de División Omar Torrijos Herrera National Park

La Pintada, Panama

+401 birds+2 mammals

Across the highlands of central Panama, where the continental divide funnels moisture-laden trade winds into steep river valleys, the terrain rises and falls in a landscape…

Gheebulum Kunungai National Park

Moreton Island, Australia

+168 birds+7 mammals

Sand dunes rise and fall across Moreton Island's eastern shore, a landscape sculpted by wind and ocean currents into one of Australia's most dynamic coastal ecosystems.…

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:…

Girringun National Park

Australia

+231 birds+10 mammals

Where granite gorges cleave through subtropical woodland in North Queensland, Girringun National Park unfolds across rugged terrain shaped by millions of years of weathering and erosion.…

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…

Grampians National Park

Australia

+214 birds+18 mammals

Where sandstone ridges rise above the Western District of Victoria, Grampians National Park unfolds across rolling terrain sculpted by ancient geology and sustained by a temperate…

Gran Paradiso National Park

Cogne, Italy

+120 birds+16 mammals

Where the western Alps rise steeply above the Aosta Valley, granite ridges and alpine meadows converge in a landscape shaped as much by glacial history as…

Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park

Pietracamela, Italy

+155 birds+12 mammals

Where the Apennines rise in their most dramatic form, the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park unfolds across nearly 70,000 hectares of limestone peaks,…

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 Otway National Park

Australia

+255 birds+42 mammals

Temperate rainforest and wet eucalyptus woodland cloak the ridges and gullies of Victoria's Great Otway National Park, where persistent moisture and mild year-round temperatures sustain a…

Great Sandy National Park

Australia

+306 birds+40 mammals

Where coastal dunes rise inland from the Queensland coastline, Great Sandy National Park encompasses a landscape of remarkable ecological diversity shaped by subtropical humid conditions year-round.…

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…

Greater Bendigo National Park

Whipstick, Australia

+202 birds+8 mammals

Across the red volcanic plains of inland Victoria, Greater Bendigo National Park sprawls across more than 1,000 square kilometres of eucalyptus woodland, open grassland, and scattered…

Guácharos Cave National Natural Park

Acevedo, Colombia

+359 birds

High in the Andean foothills of southern Huila, where mist-laden slopes rise above 1,600 metres, lies a landscape carved by underground rivers and crowned by karst…

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…

Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area, Canada

+268 birds+26 mammals

Scattered across the Salish Sea in British Columbia's southwestern corner, this national park reserve stitches together a fragmented archipelago of forested islands and rocky outcrops where…

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…

Hamburgisches Wattenmeer National Park

Hamburg, Germany

+206 birds+6 mammals

Where the North Sea exhales across the Elbe estuary, the tidal mudflats of Hamburgisches Wattenmeer National Park emerge twice daily in a landscape of extraordinary ecological…

Harz National Park

Harz (LK Goslar), Germany

+141 birds+38 mammals

Where granite peaks rise above beech and spruce forests, the Harz unfolds as one of Germany's most biodiverse upland landscapes. Straddling the border between Lower Saxony…

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…

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…

Holkham National Nature Reserve

North Norfolk, United Kingdom

+235 birds+11 mammals

Where Norfolk's coastal flatlands meet the North Sea, Holkham National Nature Reserve unfolds across nearly 4,000 hectares of some of England's most dynamic and least predictable…

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…

Hot Springs National Park

Hot Springs, United States

+168 birds+8 mammals

Thermal waters rising from deep within the Ouachita Mountains have carved a landscape unlike anywhere else in the continental United States, where 47 natural hot springs…

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…

Hustai National Park

Altanbulag, Mongolia

+198 birds+16 mammals

Where the steppe rolls endlessly beneath vast Mongolian skies, Hustai National Park preserves one of Central Asia's most dynamic grassland ecosystems. Rolling hills and open prairie…

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…

Iguazú National Park

Puerto Iguazú, Argentina

+346 birds+15 mammals

Where the Paraná Plateau plunges toward the Atlantic watershed, nearly 800 square kilometers of subtropical rainforest drape across Misiones Province in a landscape carved by millennia…

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…

Jaú National Park

Brazil

+354 birds+3 mammals

Vast floodplain forests and blackwater rivers define this remote corner of western Amazonas, where the Rio Negro and its tributaries have carved an intricate mosaic of…

Javakheti National Park

Bozali, Georgia

+138 birds

Dawn breaks over a high-altitude plateau where volcanic peaks pierce the Caucasian sky, their slopes cloaked in alpine meadows that stretch toward horizons of impossible clarity.…

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…

Kakadu National Park

Kakadu, Australia

+273 birds+46 mammals

Kakadu National Park is Australia’s largest national park and one of the world’s most remarkable protected areas, covering nearly 20,000 square kilometres in the tropical north…

Kalbarri National Park

Australia

+157 birds+6 mammals

Where ochre cliffs and weathered gorges slice through Western Australia's semi-arid interior, Kalbarri National Park reveals a landscape shaped by millions of years of erosion and…

Kampinos National Park

Roztoka, Poland

+183 birds+18 mammals

Sandy pine forests and wetland mosaics spread across the glacial plains northwest of Warsaw, where Kampinos National Park protects one of central Europe's most distinctive lowland…

Karijini National Park

Australia

+117 birds+5 mammals

Ochre ridges and rust-coloured gorges slice through the Pilbara's ancient landscape, where Karijini National Park sprawls across a wilderness of iron-rich plateaus and plunging ravines carved…

Karula National Park

Võru County, Estonia

+110 birds+9 mammals

Where glacial lakes pierce a landscape of boreal forest and bogland, Karula National Park sprawls across 222 square kilometers of southeastern Estonia, a sanctuary where the…

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…

Kenfig National Nature Reserve

Kenfig, United Kingdom

+142 birds+5 mammals

Where brackish lakes meet windswept dunes and the North Atlantic's influence shapes every living thing, Kenfig National Nature Reserve spreads across Wales's coastal Glamorgan landscape like…

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…

Kerinci Seblat National Park

Kerinci, Indonesia

+228 birds+16 mammals

Across nearly 67,000 square kilometres of Sumatra's spine, a mountainous realm of equatorial rainforest rises from steaming lowlands to volcanic peaks shrouded in cloud. Kerinci Seblat…

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…

Khangai Nuruu National Park

Erdenetsogt, Mongolia

+136 birds+7 mammals

Where granite ridges pierce Mongolia's central steppe, alpine meadows give way to dense coniferous forests that climb toward windswept summits. Khangai Nuruu sweeps across 1.2 million…

Khao Laem National Park

Sangkhla Buri District, Thailand

+197 birds

Where the Vajiralongkorn Reservoir sprawls across the forested valleys of Kanchanaburi's northern borderlands, Khao Laem National Park protects a landscape where limestone ridges rise dramatically from…

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…

Khaudum National Park

Namibia

+221 birds+13 mammals

Where the Kavango River flows through northeastern Namibia, vast miombo woodlands and riverine forests create one of southern Africa's most remote and biodiverse wilderness corridors. Khaudum…

Khaudum National Park

Botswana

+213 birds+13 mammals

Where the Okavango's northern tributaries meander through miombo woodland and riverine forest, Khaudum National Park unfolds across a landscape of profound ecological richness and isolation. This…

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…

Kinglake National Park

Australia

+164 birds+11 mammals

Where the volcanic plains of central Victoria rise into forested ridges, Kinglake National Park encompasses roughly 844 square kilometres of diverse habitat that represents one of…

Kings Canyon National Park

Fresno County, United States

+186 birds+20 mammals

Where granite peaks fracture the Sierra Nevada skyline and the Kings River has carved one of North America's most dramatic canyons, a landscape of extreme relief…

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…

Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge

United States

+221 birds+22 mammals

Where temperate rainforest meets subarctic coast, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge sprawls across Alaska's largest island, a sanctuary defined by steep valleys carved by tidewater glaciers and…

Kolkheti National Park

Nigvziani, Georgia

+60 birds+1 mammals

Where the Caucasus descends to meet the Black Sea, a mosaic of wetlands, reed beds, and coastal lagoons creates one of the Mediterranean's most biodiverse refuges.…

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.…

Kosciuszko National Park

Australia

+211 birds+52 mammals

Where the Great Dividing Range reaches its highest peaks in southeastern Australia, Kosciuszko National Park encompasses a landscape of windswept plateaus, rocky ridges, and deep river…

Kosterhavets National Park

Västra Götalands län, Sweden

+211 birds+9 mammals

Where the west coast of Sweden dissolves into an archipelago of granite skerries and pine-clad islands, Kosterhavets National Park emerges as one of northern Europe's most…

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…

Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

Sydney, Australia

+216 birds+39 mammals

Where Hawkesbury sandstone cliffs plunge toward sheltered bays and creeks, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park unfolds across rugged terrain just north of Sydney, a mosaic of eucalyptus…

Kuching Wetlands National Park

Kuching, Malaysia

+103 birds+4 mammals

Where brackish waters meet mangrove stilts and freshwater swamps blend into coastal mudflats, one of Southeast Asia's most dynamic wetland ecosystems unfolds across Sarawak's northwestern coast.…

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…

La Amistad International Park

Crorina, Costa Rica

+532 birds+20 mammals

Where the Caribbean slopes of Costa Rica's Talamanca Mountains rise steeply inland from Limón, the boundary between two nations dissolves into an unbroken expanse of rainforest.…

La Maddalena Archipelago National Park

La Maddalena, Italy

+86 birds+1 mammals

Crystalline waters lap against granite islands scattered across the Tyrrhenian Sea, where Dell'Arcipelago di la Maddalena unfolds as a Mediterranean archipelago of raw geological beauty and…

Lago Puelo National Park

Argentina

+109 birds+1 mammals

Where temperate forests descend to crystalline waters in the foothills of the Andes, Lago Puelo National Park sprawls across nearly 300 square kilometers of pristine wilderness…

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…

Lahemaa National Park

Lääne-Viru County, Estonia

+237 birds+25 mammals

Where the Baltic coast meets temperate forest in northwestern Estonia, Lahemaa National Park sprawls across more than 1,300 square kilometers of deeply character-filled terrain. Coastal wetlands…

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 District National Park

Westmorland and Furness, United Kingdom

+209 birds+36 mammals

Where slate fells rise steeply from mirror-still waters, the Lake District unfolds as one of Britain's most ecologically intricate mountain landscapes. The park's patchwork of deep…

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…

Lamington National Park

Australia

+227 birds+24 mammals

Where subtropical rainforest rises steeply from the Queensland coast, Lamington National Park spreads across 541 square kilometres of one of Australia's most biodiverse mountain landscapes. The…

Land of the Leopard National Park

Khasansky District, Russia

+83 birds+11 mammals

Where coniferous and mixed forests sweep across the rolling terrain of Russia's Far East, Land of the Leopard National Park embraces a landscape shaped by the…

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…

Lincoln National Park

Australia

+149 birds+5 mammals

Across the mid-north of South Australia, where the landscape transitions from coastal lowlands toward semi-arid interior plains, sprawls a wilderness of 2,671 square kilometres where red-earth…

Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve

Holy Island, United Kingdom

+240 birds+13 mammals

Windswept tidal flats and rocky outcrops define this reserve on Holy Island, where the North Sea's relentless rhythm shapes both landscape and wildlife. The terrain shifts…

Litchfield National Park

Australia

+175 birds+15 mammals

Where weathered sandstone plateaus rise above the savanna woodlands of Australia's Top End, Litchfield National Park unfolds as a landscape of dramatic contrasts shaped by a…

Little Desert National Park

Australia

+200 birds+11 mammals

Across northwestern Victoria's semi-arid interior, sandstone ridges and heathland plateaus rise from red earth in a landscape sculpted by fire and drought rather than water. Little…

Llanganates National Park

Tena, Ecuador

+239 birds+8 mammals

Where the eastern slopes of the Andes plunge toward the Amazon basin, Llanganates National Park sprawls across nearly 3,500 square kilometers of montane wilderness, its terrain…

Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park

Duchray, United Kingdom

+188 birds+40 mammals

Where ancient woodlands rise from glassy lochs and rugged Highland peaks pierce the lowland horizon, Scotland's most biodiverse landscape unfolds across 720 square kilometres of wild…

Lockyer National Park

Australia

+130 birds+5 mammals

Steep ridges and weathered escarpments rise from the Brisbane Valley in southeastern Queensland, where Lockyer National Park sprawls across 267 square kilometres of eucalypt woodland and…

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 Quetzales National Park

Copey, Costa Rica

+232 birds+3 mammals

Cloud forest sweeps across the upper slopes of the Central Valley watershed, where elevation and persistent moisture forge an ecosystem unlike any other in Costa Rica.…

Losiny Ostrov National Park

Balashikhinsky District, Russia

+173 birds+20 mammals

Across the forested plateaus of Moscow Oblast, where the Losinka River winds through mixed woodland and marshy clearings, lies a national park that captures the ecological…

Lower Glenelg National Park

Australia

+161 birds+12 mammals

Where the Glenelg River carves through southeastern Victoria's limestone country, Lower Glenelg National Park unfolds across nearly 800 square kilometres of river gorge, eucalypt woodland, and…

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…

Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park

Norderney, Germany

+193 birds+12 mammals

Where the North Sea meets the German coast, a vast expanse of tidal mudflats, salt marshes, and shallow waters creates one of Europe's most dynamic estuarine…

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…

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…

Makgadikgadi Pans National Park

Gucta, Botswana

+272 birds+27 mammals

Where salt-crusted flatlands stretch endlessly toward a shimmering horizon, one of Africa's most extraordinary ecosystems awakens with the rains. The Makgadikgadi Pans comprise vast mineral-rich basins…

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 Ballena National Park

Bahía Ballena, Costa Rica

+336 birds+8 mammals

Where mangrove forests meet coral-fringed shorelines along Costa Rica's southern Pacific coast, Marino Ballena National Park encompasses a marine and terrestrial mosaic that ranks among Central…

Marino Golfo de Chiriquí National Park

Boca Chica, Panama

+82 birds+2 mammals

Where mangrove forests meet tropical Pacific waters, Marino Golfo de Chiriquí National Park spans 463 square kilometers of one of Central America's most biodiverse coastal systems.…

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…

Mercantour National Park

Isola, France

+146 birds+32 mammals

Where alpine meadows surrender to vertiginous limestone cliffs, the Mercantour's beating heart pulses with Mediterranean and Alpine rhythms. This 4,221-square-kilometre sanctuary straddles France's southeastern border, its…

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…

Meru National Park

Igembe Central, Kenya

+408 birds+38 mammals

Granite outcrops and acacia woodland rise across the northern reaches of Meru, where semi-arid savanna transitions into drier scrubland under the fierce equatorial sun. The park's…

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…

Mokala National Park

Siyancuma Local Municipality, South Africa

+246 birds+35 mammals

Across the semi-arid savanna of the Northern Cape, where red earth meets sparse acacia woodland and open grassland punctuated by rocky outcrops, lies a landscape shaped…

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…

Montaña Palentina Natural Park

Vidrieros, Spain

+180 birds+29 mammals

Where the Cantabrian mountains rise above the Palencia plateau, Montaña Palentina Nature Park sprawls across nearly 1,500 square kilometres of some of northern Spain's most dramatic…

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…

Monti Sibillini National Park

Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Italy

+113 birds+11 mammals

Where the Apennines rear their limestone spine across central Italy, the Sibillini Mountains National Park reveals a landscape of dramatic vertical relief, high plateaus, and deeply…

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.…