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Baima Snow Mountain National Nature Reserve

Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China

+204 birds+3 mammals

High-altitude ridges and steep-sided valleys define this reserve in northwestern Yunnan, where elevations surge from around 3,000 metres to peaks above 4,100 metres. The terrain supports…

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…

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…

Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve

Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, China

+443 birds+13 mammals

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…

Gunung Ciremai National Park

Majalengka, Indonesia

+116 birds+1 mammals

Volcanic slopes rise sharply from West Java's interior, where Gunung Ciremai's 3,078-metre summit dominates a landscape carved by geological upheaval and shaped by equatorial monsoon rainfall.…

Gunung Merbabu National Park

Magelang, Indonesia

+61 birds+2 mammals

Where volcanic slopes rise sharply from the plateau of Central Java, Gunung Merbabu National Park encompasses nearly 200 square kilometers of montane forest that transitions through…

Gunung Mulu National Park

Long Seridan, Malaysia

+280 birds+39 mammals

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

Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park

Haikou, China

+69 birds+1 mammals

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

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…

Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area

Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, China

+194 birds+7 mammals

Across the high plateau of northwestern Sichuan, a geological wonder unfolds where limestone terraces and mineral-rich springs have sculpted one of China's most distinctive natural monuments.…

Jiuzhai Valley

Jiuzhaigou County, China

+226 birds+7 mammals

Where crystalline alpine streams cascade through limestone gorges and karst terrain rises in dramatic vertical walls, Jiuzhai Valley unfolds across nearly 1,300 square kilometers of southwestern…

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…

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…

Khangchendzonga National Park

Sakkyong, India

+290 birds+1 mammals

Where the eastern Himalayas surge toward their crowning peaks, Khangchendzonga National Park embraces a landscape of almost overwhelming vertical drama. Rising from subtropical river valleys into…

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 Laem Ya-Mu Ko Samet National Park

Mueang Rayong District, Thailand

+159 birds+3 mammals

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

Khao Yai National Park

Prachantakham District, Thailand

+377 birds+46 mammals

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

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.…

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.…

Langtang National Park

Helambu, Nepal

+364 birds+14 mammals

Where the southern slopes of the Himalayan highlands descend toward the subtropical valleys of central Nepal, Langtang National Park sprawls across one of the subcontinent's most…

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…

Manusela National Park

Maluku Tengah, Indonesia

+112 birds+3 mammals

Across the Maluku Tengah district of Indonesia's eastern archipelago, a sprawling expanse of 4,175 square kilometers of largely intact tropical forest rises from coastal lowlands toward…

Mount Merapi National Park

Hargobinangun, Indonesia

+150 birds+3 mammals

Where the volcanic slopes of central Java rise into mist and montane forest, Mount Merapi National Park guards one of Indonesia's most dynamic landscapes. Spanning roughly…

Mount Nanling Forest Park

Ruyang Forest Farm, China

+179 birds+3 mammals

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

Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park

Thailand

+47 birds+1 mammals

Forty-two limestone islands rise from the Gulf of Thailand, their weathered karst peaks piercing emerald waters in a landscape of stunning geological drama. Mu Ko Ang…

Mu Ko Similan National Park

Lam Kaen, Thailand

+82 birds+1 mammals

Granite islands rise from the Andaman Sea in a scattered archipelago where limestone cliffs meet turquoise shallows, their steep faces weathered into caves and overhangs that…

Mutis Timau National Park

Timor Tengah Selatan, Indonesia

+77 birds

Where the volcanic highlands of Timor Tengah Selatan rise above the surrounding lowlands, Mutis Timau National Park unfolds across approximately 224 square kilometres of mountain forest…

Orang National Park

Rangagarapathar, India

+298 birds+1 mammals

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

Penang National Park

Balik Pulau, Malaysia

+107 birds+2 mammals

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

Phou Khao Khouay National Protected Area

Thaphabath District, Thailand

+113 birds

Where the Annamite Mountains descend into central Thailand's monsoon forests, Phou Khao Khouay National Protected Area sprawls across rugged limestone terrain interlaced with river valleys and…

Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve

Shangrao, China

+270 birds+7 mammals

Where the Yangtze River's massive floodplain spreads across central China, Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve encompasses one of the continent's most dynamic and water-rich wetland systems.…

Sagarmatha National Park

Khumjung, Nepal

+219 birds+7 mammals

Soaring peaks and deep glacial valleys define this alpine wilderness in northeastern Nepal, where the terrain rises from forested foothills into a realm of high-altitude tundra…

Taman Nasional Baluran

Situbondo, Indonesia

+189 birds+9 mammals

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

Taman Negara Bukit Lambir National Park

Miri, Malaysia

+153 birds+7 mammals

Rainforest cascades down sandstone ridges where crystal streams carve through ancient geology, creating a landscape of profound biological richness in Sarawak's interior. This 68-square-kilometre sanctuary protects…

Taman Negara National Park

Kampong Samas, Malaysia

+393 birds+48 mammals

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

Way Kambas National Park

Lampung Timur, Indonesia

+237 birds+20 mammals

Across the low swamplands of eastern Lampung, where freshwater wetlands merge into tidal mangrove forests along the Sunda Strait, sprawls one of Sumatra's most vital sanctuaries.…

Wolong National Nature Reserve

Wenchuan County, China

+333 birds+17 mammals

Where the Qingyi River cuts through the eastern flanks of the Minshan Range, a temperate montane forest cloaks steep valleys in dense canopy that thins dramatically…

Wulingyuan

Jundiping, China

+97 birds+3 mammals

Sandstone peaks erupting from forested valleys define this sprawling 993-square-kilometre national park in Hunan Province, where vertical cliffs rise dramatically above lush subtropical woodland. The landscape—a…

Wuyishan National Park

Yanshan County, China

+141 birds+2 mammals

Where subtropical monsoon rains sustain a perpetually humid landscape, Wuyishan National Park rises from Fujian's eastern plateau as a realm of forested ridges, cascading streams, and…

Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve

Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, China

+173 birds+2 mammals

Where subtropical monsoon forests meet the margins of the Yunnan plateau, Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve sprawls across a landscape of dramatic relief—deep river valleys carved by…