Little Grebe

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…

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…

Agulhas National Park

Cape Agulhas Local Municipality, South Africa

+224 birds+13 mammals

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

Augrabies Falls National Park

Kai !Garib Local Municipality, South Africa

+176 birds+20 mammals

Where the Orange River cuts a dramatic scar through the Northern Cape's arid interior, Augrabies Falls National Park sprawls across nearly 1,200 square kilometers of raw,…

Awash National Park

Didiga, Ethiopia

+473 birds+23 mammals

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

Bandhavgarh National Park

Garhpuri, India

+285 birds+17 mammals

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

Bandipur National Park

Hirehalli, India

+302 birds+19 mammals

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

Belluno Dolomites National Park

Sospirolo, Italy

+72 birds+10 mammals

Where the Dolomites' pale limestone ramparts rise above the Veneto plain, the Belluno Dolomites National Park encompasses a landscape of profound ecological diversity. The park's subarctic-style…

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…

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…

Bontebok National Park

Swellendam Local Municipality, South Africa

+204 birds+11 mammals

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

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…

Bosc de Virós

Ainet de Besan, Spain

+126 birds+10 mammals

Where the Pyrenean foothills roll down through northeastern Catalonia, Bosc de Virós unfolds as a dense tapestry of mixed temperate forest in the Lleida province, its…

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 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…

Cadí Moixeró Natural Park

Bor, Spain

+172 birds+21 mammals

Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park is one of the largest and most spectacular protected areas in Catalonia, located in the heart of the eastern Pyrenees. Covering more than…

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…

Cairngorms National Park

Muir, United Kingdom

+192 birds+31 mammals

Where ancient granite massifs rise above the Scottish Highlands, a subarctic wilderness unfolds across 1,748 square kilometres of raw, elemental terrain. Windswept plateaus give way to…

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…

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…

Cederberg Wilderness Area

Cederberg Local Municipality, South Africa

+136 birds+12 mammals

Where ancient sandstone ridges rise dramatically from the semi-arid lowlands of Western Cape, the Cederberg Wilderness Area spreads across nearly 1,700 square kilometres of some 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…

Chobe National Park

Botswana

+446 birds+45 mammals

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

Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park

Campora, Italy

+145 birds+12 mammals

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

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…

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…

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…

D’Armorique Regional Nature Park

Le Faou, France

+103 birds+23 mammals

Where granite ridges meet Atlantic moorland, one of Brittany's wildest regions reveals itself in layers of ecological richness. The landscape shifts dramatically from heather-clad uplands to…

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…

Dartmoor National Park

West Devon, United Kingdom

+162 birds+33 mammals

Across the high moorlands of Devon, where granite tors pierce through rolling heather and acid grassland, Dartmoor rises as one of Britain's most expansive upland wilderness…

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…

Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park

Sospirolo, Italy

+76 birds+11 mammals

Where the Dolomites descend into the Veneto foothills near Sospirolo, a landscape of limestone massifs, forested valleys, and rushing waterways creates one of northern Italy's most…

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…

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…

Écrins National Park

La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar, France

+143 birds+36 mammals

Where granite peaks and Alpine meadows converge across nearly 2,100 square kilometres, Écrins National Park forms one of the wildest mountainous strongholds of the French Alps.…

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…

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.…

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…

Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona and Campigna National Park

Santa Sofia, Italy

+92 birds+13 mammals

Where the northern Apennines rise above the Tuscan-Emilian divide, beech and fir forests cloak the slopes of Monte Falterona in a mantle of temperate woodland that…

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…

Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve

Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, China

+443 birds+13 mammals

Garden Route National Park

George, South Africa

+353 birds+54 mammals

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

Gargano National Park

Cagnano Varano, Italy

+219 birds+7 mammals

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

Giant Panda National Park

Mianyang, China

+447 birds+47 mammals

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

Gir National Park

Asundrali, India

+258 birds+13 mammals

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

Glen Affric National Nature Reserve

Cougie, United Kingdom

+72 birds+3 mammals

For wildlife photographers and birdwatchers, Glen Affric offers a rare combination of accessibility and authentic wilderness. The quality of light at these northern latitudes, especially during…

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,…

Great Orme National Nature Reserve

Llandudno, United Kingdom

+113 birds+7 mammals

Limestone cliffs rise dramatically from the Irish Sea along the Conwy coast, their windswept summits offering sanctuary to a mosaic of heathland, grassland and rocky outcrops…

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…

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…

Hemis National Park

Raigahar Dhar, India

+131 birds+13 mammals

Where granite gorges cleave through the Himalayas at dizzying altitudes, a vast wilderness of alpine desert unfolds across the rain shadow of Ladakh. Hemis sprawls across…

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…

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.…

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…

Insh Marshes National Nature Reserve

Insh, United Kingdom

+120 birds+14 mammals

Shallow channels and open water weave through expansive reedbeds and wet grassland where the River Spey meanders across the Cairngorms foothills in the Scottish Highlands. Insh…

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…

Jasmund National Park

Sassnitz, Germany

+136 birds+7 mammals

Towering chalk cliffs rise abruptly from the Baltic shoreline, their luminous white faces sculpted by millennia of wind, frost, and wave action into one of northern…

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.…

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…

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…

Kanha Tiger Reserve

Kanha Kisli F.V., India

+321 birds+23 mammals

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

Kaziranga National Park

Kohora, India

+422 birds+26 mammals

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

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…

Kerkini Lake National Park

Serres, Greece

+291 birds+18 mammals

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

Khao Laem 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…

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…

Khoridol Saridag National Park

Khatgal, Mongolia

+164 birds+6 mammals

Where granite peaks thrust skyward across Mongolia's remote southeastern reaches, a landscape of raw geological drama unfolds. Deep river gorges carved through ancient stone create a…

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…

Kielderhead National Nature Reserve

Catcleugh, United Kingdom

+108 birds+21 mammals

High moorland sweeps across the Pennines at Kielderhead, where blanket bog and heathland dominate a landscape shaped by cool, moist Atlantic winds and the reserve's temperate…

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.…

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…

Kruger National Park

Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, South Africa

+540 birds+91 mammals

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

L’Albufera Natural Park

València, Spain

+321 birds+18 mammals

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

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…

Lagunas de Archidona Nature Reserve

Archidona, Spain

+142 birds+4 mammals

Where shallow freshwater lagoons merge with reed beds and Mediterranean scrub, Lagunas de Archidona in Andalusia creates a wetland mosaic of profound ecological importance. These interconnected…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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 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…

Mabamba Swamp

Memere, Uganda

+464 birds+2 mammals

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

Maiella National Park

Pacentro, Italy

+131 birds+11 mammals

Limestone scarps rise abruptly from the valleys around Pacentro, their pale faces scored by millennia of water and wind into a landscape of canyons, karst features,…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

Mount Ainos National Park

Sami Municipal Unit, Greece

+118 birds+1 mammals

Where limestone and conglomerate peaks rise dramatically above the Ionian Sea, Mount Ainos commands the landscape of Kefalonia with a rugged majesty that few Mediterranean summits…

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…

Mountain Zebra National Park

Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality, South Africa

+265 birds+35 mammals

Across the windswept plateaus and deeply incised valleys of the Eastern Cape's interior, Mountain Zebra National Park unfolds as a landscape of geological drama and ecological…

Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve

Dinnet, United Kingdom

+87 birds+12 mammals

Across the Aberdeenshire moorlands east of the Cairngorms, rolling heathland and scattered Scots pine forest meet marshy ground fed by year-round precipitation—a temperate landscape where water…

Nagarahole Tiger Reserve

Nalkeri Forest, India

+323 birds+23 mammals

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

Nairobi National Park

Nairobi, Kenya

+515 birds+35 mammals

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

Namib-Naukluft National Park

Namibia

+217 birds+33 mammals

Across nearly 94,000 square kilometers of southwestern Namibia, a landscape of extremes unfolds where towering sand dunes meet rugged mountain ranges, and ancient riverbeds carve through…

NamibRand Nature Reserve

Hammerstein, Namibia

+107 birds+12 mammals

Where rust-coloured dunes surrender to sculpted granite outcrops and vast plains stretch toward an endless horizon, one of southern Africa's most pristine wilderness areas unfolds. The…

National Park Djerdap

Mehedinți, Romania

+127 birds+5 mammals

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

Nech Sar National Park

Arba Minch, Ethiopia

+191 birds+10 mammals

Where the East African Rift Valley plateaus drop dramatically toward the shore of Lake Abaya, a mosaic of habitats unfolds across sun-scorched savanna and acacia woodland.…

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Tanzania

+626 birds+55 mammals

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

North York Moors National Park

North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

+234 birds+32 mammals

Across the high moorlands of North Yorkshire, where heather and bilberry sprawl beneath vast skies, the landscape rises and falls in gentle undulation—a patchwork of open…

Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park

Mu Dan Jiang Shi, China

+202 birds+19 mammals

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

Northumberland National Park

Northumberland, United Kingdom

+133 birds+20 mammals

Granite ridges and moorland sweep across the Cheviot Hills in northern England, where windswept uplands give way to deep river valleys carved through ancient bedrock. Northumberland…

Nxai Pan National Park

Botswana

+226 birds+16 mammals

Across the northwestern reaches of Botswana stretches a landscape of profound seasonal transformation—a sprawling pan system where shallow depressions fill and empty with the rains, creating…

Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park

Matungulu North ward, Kenya

+200 birds

Granite peaks rise abruptly from the highland plateau of Matungulu North, their weathered slopes clothed in scattered woodland and montane grassland that shifts between verdant and…

Orang National Park

Rangagarapathar, India

+298 birds+1 mammals

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

Őrség National Park

Kondorfa, Hungary

+88 birds+12 mammals

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

Pampadum Shola National Park

Vattavada, India

+258 birds+14 mammals

Where misty shola forests cling to the high plateaus of the Nilgiri Mountains, ancient evergreen remnants create a world apart. This 2,316-hectare reserve protects one of…

Panna National Park

Badgadi Kalan, India

+271 birds+17 mammals

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

Parc del Foix

Castellet i la Gornal, Spain

+180 birds+4 mammals

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

Parc del Montnegre i el Corredor

Font-Montnegre, Spain

+148 birds+16 mammals

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

Parcial de la Fageda d’en Jordà Nature Reserve

Santa Pau, Spain

+117 birds+5 mammals

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

Parque-Reserva Natural de las Quinientas

Berlanga, Spain

+75 birds

Where Mediterranean scrubland rises and falls across the limestone plateaus of central Extremadura, the Parque-Reserva Natural de las Quinientas protects a landscape of profound ecological richness.…

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom

+250 birds+41 mammals

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

Peneda-Gerês National Park

A Baixa Limia, Portugal

+156 birds+15 mammals

Where granite gorges cut through ancient montane forests, the Peneda-Gerês National Park rises across the rugged borderlands between northern Portugal and Galicia, a landscape shaped by…

Picos de Europa National Park

Posada de Valdeón, Spain

+166 birds+26 mammals

Where limestone massifs rise abruptly from the Castilian plateau, the Picos de Europa create one of Spain's most dramatic mountain wilderness areas. The park's jagged peaks,…

Pilanesberg National Park

Moses Kotane Local Municipality, South Africa

+364 birds+49 mammals

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

Pindos National Park

Ioannina Regional Unit, Greece

+163 birds+12 mammals

Where limestone peaks rise abruptly from the Pindus range in northwestern Greece, a landscape of dramatic gorges, alpine meadows, and dense beech forests creates one of…

Polesie National Park

Michałów, Poland

+172 birds+9 mammals

Where the Pripyat River winds through eastern Poland, Polesie National Park sprawls across 418 square kilometres of a landscape shaped by water, peat, and millennia of…

Pollino National Park

Viggianello, Italy

+125 birds+9 mammals

Where limestone ridges rise abruptly from the Basilicatan foothills, Pollino National Park enfolds a landscape of profound ecological character—one defined by steep valleys, alpine meadows clinging…

Port-Cros National Park

Hyères, France

+271 birds+29 mammals

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

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.…

Qinghai Lake National Nature Reserve

Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China

+243 birds+11 mammals

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

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Uganda

+672 birds+30 mammals

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

Ranthambhore National Park

Sawai Madhopur, India

+294 birds+20 mammals

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

Redes Natural Park

Arrobio, Spain

+163 birds+16 mammals

Where the Picos de Europa cast their shadow westward, the Redes Nature Park sprawls across nearly 600 square kilometres of Asturian limestone and schist, a wild…

Regional Park of the Catalan Pyrenees

Olette, France

+244 birds+63 mammals

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

Ribble Estuary National Nature Reserve

Southport, United Kingdom

+197 birds+17 mammals

Where the Ribble flows into the Irish Sea, a landscape of mudflats, salt marshes and shallow pools creates one of northwest England's most dynamic estuarine ecosystems.…

Roztocze National Park

Obrocz, Poland

+117 birds+4 mammals

Where the Lublin Upland plateaus meet their gentler eastern slopes, Roztocze National Park unfolds across 272 square kilometres of Central European woodland mosaic—a landscape where glacial…

S’Albufera Natural Park

Platja de Muro, Spain

+253 birds+6 mammals

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

Saiwa Swamp National Park

Sinyerere ward, Kenya

+255 birds+4 mammals

Where papyrus and sedge marshes stretch across a highland plateau in western Kenya, Saiwa Swamp National Park shelters one of East Africa's most productive freshwater wetland…

Samburu National Reserve

Samburu, Kenya

+430 birds+42 mammals

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

Saxon Switzerland National Park

Sebnitz, Germany

+118 birds+9 mammals

Sandstone cliffs and narrow gorges define this corner of eastern Saxony, where the Elbe River has carved a dramatic landscape of towering rock formations and densely…

Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer National Park

Germany

+378 birds+49 mammals

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

Schwarzwald National Park

Baiersbronn, Germany

+120 birds+18 mammals

Where dense spruce forests give way to ancient beech woodlands and windswept moorlands, one of Central Europe's most ecologically vital landscapes unfolds across the Black Forest.…

Sehlabathebe National Park

South Africa

+60 birds+1 mammals

Where the Drakensberg escarpment rises to meet the sky, Sehlabathebe National Park unfolds across a landscape of dramatic basalt cliffs, rolling alpine grassland, and crystal-clear mountain…

Serengeti National Park

Tanzania

+558 birds+57 mammals

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

Serra de Mariola Natural Park

Bocairent, Spain

+164 birds+19 mammals

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

Serra de Montsant Natural Park

La Morera de Montsant, Spain

+134 birds+15 mammals

Rugged limestone ridges and deeply incised gorges define the Serra de Montsant, a 10,000-hectare protected landscape that rises abruptly from the wine-growing plains of Tarragona in…

Seven Sisters National Nature Reserve

Eastbourne, United Kingdom

+190 birds+15 mammals

Where the South Downs meet the English Channel, the chalk cliffs of Seven Sisters rise in a dramatic sequence of white promontories that have shaped both…

Sibiloi National Park

Kenya

+118 birds

Where the northern deserts of Kenya meet the volcanic Chalbi Plain, Sibiloi National Park sprawls across a landscape shaped by millennia of tectonic upheaval and semi-arid…

Sierra de Andújar Natural Park

Our Lady of Cabeza, Spain

+198 birds+19 mammals

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

Sierra de Castril Natural Park

Castril, Spain

+110 birds+13 mammals

Where limestone walls rise abruptly from the Guadalentín valley, carving passages of breathtaking drama through Andalusia's interior, one encounters the raw geological theatre of this protected…

Sierra de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas Nature Park

Las Canalejas, Spain

+176 birds+21 mammals

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

Sierra de Gredos Regional Park

Candeleda, Spain

+180 birds+18 mammals

Where granite peaks claw at 2,592 metres and alpine meadows give way to cork oak scrubland, Spain's central highlands reveal a landscape of remarkable vertical drama.…

Sierra de Guadarrama National Park

Rascafría, Spain

+179 birds+13 mammals

Where granite peaks rise abruptly from the central Spanish plateau, the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park unfolds across more than eleven hundred square kilometres of montane…

Sierra de las Nieves National Park

Tolox, Spain

+159 birds+7 mammals

Where limestone summits pierce the Mediterranean sky above Andalusia's coastal ranges, Sierra de las Nieves National Park unfolds across nearly 500 square kilometres of dramatically folded…

Sierra de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama Natural Park

Frigiliana, Spain

+128 birds+8 mammals

Where limestone ridges rise sharply from the Axarquía lowlands, the Sierra de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama Nature Park unfolds across a dramatic landscape of white-rock massifs,…

Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park

Casbas de Huesca/Casbas de Uesca, Spain

+175 birds+10 mammals

Where limestone gorges slice through the pre-Pyrenean foothills of Aragon, the Sierra y Cañones de Guara sprawls across nearly 940 square kilometers of one of Spain's…

Sila National Park

San Giovanni in Fiore, Italy

+125 birds+11 mammals

Where the Calabrian Apennines rise inland from the Ionian coast, Sila National Park preserves a landscape of high plateaus and beech-dominated forests that feel more Central…

Skeleton Coast Park

Barcelona, Namibia

+143 birds+7 mammals

Where the Atlantic's cold Benguela Current collides with one of Africa's most hostile coastlines, the Skeleton Coast Park sprawls across more than 104,000 square kilometres of…

Skomer Island

Haverfordwest, United Kingdom

+177 birds+5 mammals

Where the Irish Sea crashes against the Welsh coast, wind-scoured cliffs rise dramatically from churning waters, creating one of Britain's most pristine island sanctuaries. Skomer Island's…

Słowiński National Park

Smołdzino, Poland

+217 birds+16 mammals

Where the Baltic shoreline surrenders to vast inland dunes and freshwater lagoons, Słowiński National Park spans nearly 610 square kilometres of one of Europe's most dynamic…

Söderåsens National Park

Skåne län, Sweden

+136 birds+18 mammals

Steep beech-clad ravines and limestone escarpments carve through the landscape of southern Sweden's Skåne region, creating Söderåsens—a textbook example of temperate woodland gorge habitat. The park's…

Somiedo Natural Park

Pola de Somiedo, Spain

+165 birds+25 mammals

Where granite gorges cleave through the Cantabrian Mountains of northern Spain, alpine meadows roll toward beech and oak forests in a landscape virtually untouched by industrial…

South Downs National Park

Chichester, United Kingdom

+298 birds+45 mammals

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

South Island National Park

Loiyangalani ward, Kenya

+25 birds

Across the volcanic plateaus and acacia-dotted plains of northern Kenya's semi-arid interior, South Island National Park rises as a stark and compelling wilderness. The park's dramatic…

Sperrgebiet National Park

Barcelona, Namibia

+181 birds+18 mammals

Where the Namib's ancient gravel plains meet the Atlantic coast, one of Africa's most remote and geologically austere landscapes unfolds across more than 56,000 square kilometres.…

Stackpole National Nature Reserve

Bosherston, United Kingdom

+111 birds+4 mammals

Where limestone grasslands meet freshwater lakes and coastal dunes, Stackpole unfolds across the Pembrokeshire peninsula as one of Wales's most ecologically diverse nature reserves. The reserve's…

Stelvio National Park

Valfurva, Italy

+116 birds+17 mammals

Where granite peaks rise above three thousand metres and alpine meadows give way to rocky scree, Stelvio National Park guards one of Europe's most dramatically vertical…

Stenshuvuds National Park

Skåne län, Sweden

+224 birds+19 mammals

Where limestone cliffs rise sharply above the Øresund Strait, Stenshuvuds National Park commands the southeastern tip of Skåne, a landscape carved by glaciation into rolling beech…

Strandzha Nature Park

Kondolovo, Bulgaria

+215 birds+19 mammals

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

Šumava National Park

Germany

+137 birds+12 mammals

Where the Bohemian Forest rises along the border between Czech and German territories, Šumava National Park unfolds across a landscape of ancient woodlands, glacial valleys, and…

Tablas de Daimiel National Park

Daimiel, Spain

+246 birds+6 mammals

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

Tankwa-Karoo National Park

Hantam Local Municipality, South Africa

+201 birds+20 mammals

Across the semi-arid heartland of the Northern Cape, where winter rains carve ephemeral watercourses through endless ochre plains, Tankwa-Karoo National Park sprawls across more than 3,100…

Taynish National Nature Reserve

Tayvallich, United Kingdom

+59 birds+4 mammals

Where the Kintyre Peninsula's moorlands descend toward the Sound of Jura, Taynish National Nature Reserve protects one of Scotland's finest coastal wetland complexes. Shallow freshwater lochs,…

The Lizard National Nature Reserve

Garras, United Kingdom

+120 birds+2 mammals

Where windswept moorlands meet rocky outcrops along Cornwall's dramatic southern coast, the Lizard National Nature Reserve unfolds as one of southwest England's most ecologically distinctive landscapes.…

The Wash National Nature Reserve

King's Lynn and West Norfolk, United Kingdom

+141 birds+3 mammals

Where the North Sea meets the Norfolk coast, The Wash sprawls as one of Britain's most extensive estuarine systems—a vast, restless realm of mudflats, saltmarsh, and…

Toro-Semliki Proposed National Park

Uganda

+474 birds+5 mammals

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

Tsavo East National Park

Athi ward, Kenya

+468 birds+50 mammals

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

Tsavo West National Park

Mwatate, Kenya

+513 birds+49 mammals

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

Túria Natural Park

València, Spain

+150 birds+21 mammals

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

Tuscan Archipelago National Park

Rio, Italy

+174 birds+8 mammals

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

Ujście Warty National Park

Gorzów County, Poland

+212 birds+9 mammals

Where the Warta River spreads into its delta before joining the Oder, wetland and woodland merge into one of central Europe's most vital ecological crossroads. Ujście…

Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve

Txatxarramendi, Spain

+268 birds+8 mammals

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

Virunga National Park

Uganda

+418 birds+13 mammals

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

Volcanoes National Park

Musanze District, Uganda

+152 birds+6 mammals

Where volcanic cones rise sharply above the montane forests of northern Uganda, Volcanoes National Park protects one of East Africa's most dramatic high-altitude ecosystems. The park's…

Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft National Park

Küstengewässer einschließlich Anteil am Festlandso, Germany

+230 birds+19 mammals

Where the Baltic coast dissolves into a labyrinth of shallow lagoons and coastal wetlands, Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft National Park protects one of northern Europe's most dynamic and…

Wasgamuwa National Park

Sri Lanka

+156 birds+8 mammals

Dry deciduous forest and open grassland sweep across the North Central lowlands where Wasgamuwa National Park protects one of Sri Lanka's largest remaining tracts of this…

Watamu Marine National Park

Dabaso ward, Kenya

+328 birds+12 mammals

Where mangrove channels meet coral gardens and sandy shallows blend into the warm waters of the Indian Ocean, Watamu Marine National Park unfolds across the Kilifi…

Waterberg Plateau National Park

Okambukonde, Namibia

+198 birds+27 mammals

Where ancient sandstone cliffs rise 200 metres above the surrounding bushveld, a fortress of geology creates one of southern Africa's most compelling ecosystems. The plateau's steep…

Wielkopolska National Park

Trzebaw, Poland

+141 birds+8 mammals

Across the glacial plains of Greater Poland, where ice-age geology shaped a landscape of shallow lakes and mixed forest, Wielkopolska National Park stretches across nearly 190…

Wigry National Park

Czerwony Folwark, Poland

+130 birds+8 mammals

Where glacial lakes cut through northeastern Poland's primordial forests, Wigry National Park sprawls across 368 square kilometers of one of Europe's least disturbed wilderness tracts. The…

Wolin National Park

Kamień County, Poland

+232 birds+21 mammals

Where the Baltic shoreline meets vast wetland complexes and Pleistocene woodlands, Wolin National Park unfolds across nearly 440 square kilometres of northwestern Poland's most biodiverse terrain.…

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…

Yabelo Wildlife Sanctuary

Bedewera, Ethiopia

+359 birds+5 mammals

Where acacia woodlands meet volcanic plateaus in southern Ethiopia, a landscape of austere beauty unfolds across nearly 2,500 square kilometers. Yabelo Wildlife Sanctuary sprawls across semi-arid…

Yancheng National Nature Reserve

Yancheng, China

+208 birds+4 mammals

Where the East China Sea's tidal rhythms sculpt the Jiangsu coast, Yancheng National Nature Reserve sprawls across one of Asia's most dynamic wetland complexes. This vast…

Ynys-hir National Nature Reserve

Machynlleth, United Kingdom

+149 birds+5 mammals

Where the River Einig winds through the lowland valleys of mid-Wales, Ynys-hir National Nature Reserve unfolds as a mosaic of wet grassland, reedbed, and riparian woodland…

Yorkshire Dales National Park

North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

+169 birds+25 mammals

Limestone pavements and deep limestone gorges carved by glaciation dominate the landscape of the Yorkshire Dales, creating a landscape of exceptional geological drama where moorland plateaus…

Zhalong National Nature Reserve

Qiqihar, China

+78 birds

Across the wetlands of northeastern China, where the Heilongjiang climate swings between brutal winters and warm summers, lies one of East Asia's most vital refuges for…