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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…

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…

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…

Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

Dare County, United States

+288 birds+17 mammals

Where the coastal plain of North Carolina meets the Albemarle Peninsula, a sprawling mosaic of freshwater marshes, pocosins, and swamp forest creates one of the Atlantic…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Arctic Village, United States

+132 birds+15 mammals

Across the northernmost reaches of Alaska's Unorganized Borough, where the Brooks Range rises from the coastal plain and tundra spreads endlessly toward the Arctic Ocean, lies…

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.…

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…

Baikal National Park

Ольхонский район, Russia

+184 birds+11 mammals

Where the world's deepest freshwater lake meets ancient Siberian taiga, Baikal National Park sprawls across 66,203 square kilometers of one of Earth's most singular ecosystems. The…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

Box Elder County, United States

+254 birds+9 mammals

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

Becharof National Wildlife Refuge

United States

+146 birds+2 mammals

Across southwestern Alaska's windswept lowlands, where the Bristol Bay watershed spills into vast tidal flats and sedge marshes, lies one of North America's most pristine subarctic…

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…

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Montrose County, United States

+169 birds+13 mammals

Where the Gunnison River has carved one of North America's steepest and most dramatic canyons, ancient metamorphic rock walls plunge nearly 2,000 feet in places, creating…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge

United States

+155 birds+6 mammals

Across southwestern Arizona's harshest terrain, where the Colorado River marks the border with Mexico, lies a sanctuary shaped entirely by heat and aridity. Cabeza Prieta National…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Caldera de Taburiente National Park

El Paso, Spain

+40 birds+1 mammals

Where volcanic ramparts rise nearly two kilometres above the Atlantic, Caldera de Taburiente reveals one of the Canary Islands' most dramatic geological narratives. This national park…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 Balkan National Park

Zhidov dol, Bulgaria

+135 birds+16 mammals

Where granite peaks pierce the Bulgarian highlands, ancient beech and conifer forests blanket mountains that rise dramatically from the Balkan range's heart. This wilderness encompasses three…

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…

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…

Chagres National Park

Caimitillo, Panama

+486 birds+19 mammals

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

Channel Islands National Park

Santa Barbara County, United States

+330 birds+15 mammals

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

Chapada dos Guimarães National Park

Brazil

+450 birds+1 mammals

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

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…

Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge

Murray Place, United States

+37 birds

Across the high plains of north-central Montana, where grasslands roll toward the Missouri River breaks, sprawls a semi-arid sanctuary shaped by millennia of wind, water, and…

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…

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…

Chirripó National Park

Rivas, Costa Rica

+274 birds+6 mammals

Where the volcanic spine of Costa Rica's Central Cordillera reaches its apex, Chirripó National Park encompasses a landscape that shifts dramatically with elevation, from montane cloud…

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…

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…

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…

Coll de Pal

La Molina, Spain

+142 birds+12 mammals

Where the eastern Pyrenees descend into Catalonia, alpine meadows and rocky slopes define the character of this mountain pass, a threshold between the high Iberian interior…

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

Puerto Jiménez, Costa Rica

+444 birds+48 mammals

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

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…

D’Anticosti National Park

Anticosti Island, Canada

+115 birds+3 mammals

Where boreal forest meets the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Anticosti Island rises as one of North America's largest and most pristine wilderness preserves. Spanning roughly 2,266…

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…

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'…

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…

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…

Denali National Park

Denali Borough, United States

+144 birds+18 mammals

Across nearly 31,000 square kilometres of interior Alaska, subarctic boreal forest gives way to alpine tundra, where the raw architecture of mountains—including the continent's tallest peak—shapes…

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.…

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.…

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 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…

Eravikulam National Park

Devikulam, India

+192 birds+7 mammals

High in the Western Ghats of Kerala, where monsoon mists cling to slopes that rise above 2,000 metres, Eravikulam National Park preserves one of South India's…

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.…

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…

Färnebofjärden National Park

Gävleborgs län, Sweden

+170 birds+20 mammals

Where the Gävle River widens into a sprawling delta before meeting the Gulf of Bothnia, Färnebofjärden National Park unfolds across a landscape of exceptional ecological complexity.…

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…

Flinders Chase National Park

Australia

+142 birds+14 mammals

Granite ridges and windswept mallee scrubland define this 1,630-square-kilometre expanse on Kangaroo Island, where ancient rock formations rise abruptly from coastal heathland and woodland mosaics. The…

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…

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…

Fundy National Park of Canada

Alma Parish, Canada

+217 birds+24 mammals

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

Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge

Manzanillo, Costa Rica

+394 birds+18 mammals

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

Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve

Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, China

+443 birds+13 mammals

Garajonay National Park

Hermigua, Spain

+68 birds+1 mammals

Laurel forests cloak the volcanic ridges of this Canarian national park, their evergreen canopy so dense that mist clings to the moss-draped branches even on cloudless…

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…

Gates of the Arctic National Park

Unorganized Borough, United States

+112 birds+12 mammals

Where granite gorges pierce the Brooks Range and alpine tundra stretches endlessly beneath the Alaskan sky, Gates of the Arctic National Park unfolds across nearly 50,000…

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.…

Glacier Bay National Park

Unorganized Borough, United States

+221 birds+15 mammals

Tidewater glaciers calving into fjords of impossible blue, where temperate rainforest rises steeply from the water's edge and alpine peaks pierce the clouds—this is the ecological…

Glacier National Park

Glacier, Canada

+162 birds+12 mammals

Where granite peaks pierce the clouds above the Columbia River valley, Glacier National Park protects one of the most dramatic mountain wilderness areas in western Canada.…

Glacier National Park

United States

+246 birds+39 mammals

Where jagged peaks pierce a subarctic sky and glacial valleys carve through ancient rock, Glacier National Park spans the spine of the Northern Rockies along Montana's…

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…

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 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,…

Great Basin National Park

White Pine County, United States

+170 birds+19 mammals

Where the Great Basin's high desert plateaus rise above 10,000 feet, ancient bristlecone pines endure on moonscape ridges of limestone and quartzite, creating one of North…

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…

Gros Morne National Park

Canada

+180 birds+19 mammals

Where glacier-carved fjords pierce the interior of Newfoundland, Gros Morne National Park unfolds across nearly four thousand square kilometres of some of Canada's most dramatic coastal…

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Culberson County, United States

+262 birds+14 mammals

Where fossil-laden limestone ridges thrust skyward above the Chihuahuan Desert floor, Guadalupe Mountains National Park reveals a landscape sculpted by ancient seas and relentless aridity. These…

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…

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…

Iguaçu National Park

Brazil

+387 birds+17 mammals

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

Îles-De-Boucherville National Park

Boucherville, Canada

+243 birds+8 mammals

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

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…

Innes National Park

Barcelona, Australia

+141 birds+10 mammals

Granite ridges and weathered stone outcrops rise across South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula, defining a landscape where ancient rock formations meet open eucalypt woodland and heathland scrub.…

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…

Isle Royale National Park

Keweenaw County, United States

+197 birds+9 mammals

Across Lake Superior's cold waters lies an island wilderness where boreal forest meets rocky shoreline, a place where the climate refuses to yield easy comfort. Isle…

Isojärvi National Park

Kuhmoinen, Finland

+81 birds+2 mammals

Across the forested landscape of central Finland, where the Pirkanmaa region rolls gently beneath boreal skies, lies a landscape of water and woodland that defines the…

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…

Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

Cold Bay, United States

+138 birds+9 mammals

Where the Aleutian archipelago reaches westward into the Bering Sea, subarctic tundra and shallow coastal waters converge to create one of Alaska's most ecologically vital wildlife…

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…

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…

Jasper National Park

Improvement District No. 12, Canada

+235 birds+34 mammals

Where the Canadian Rockies rise in dramatic succession across western Alberta, Jasper National Park spans over 11,000 square kilometres of subalpine and alpine terrain, glaciated valleys,…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

Katmai National Park

Lake and Peninsula Borough, United States

+160 birds+19 mammals

Across southwestern Alaska's Lake and Peninsula Borough, nearly 27,000 square kilometers of subarctic wilderness sprawl between volcanic peaks and coastal wetlands, anchored by the confluence of…

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…

Kenai Fjords National Park

Kenai Peninsula Borough, United States

+164 birds+19 mammals

Granite peaks and tidewater glaciers dominate Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, where nearly 7,900 square kilometers of pristine coastal wilderness descend from the Harding Icefield toward the Gulf…

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge

United States

+152 birds+16 mammals

Across Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, where glacial valleys descend toward the Cook Inlet and the Gulf of Alaska, lies one of North America's most expansive subarctic wildlife…

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…

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…

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…

Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge

Kilauea, United States

+79 birds+1 mammals

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

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…

Kluane National Park and Reserve

Canada

+171 birds+17 mammals

Where granite peaks thrust through boreal forest to touch the sky, Kluane National Park and Reserve sprawls across southwestern Yukon as one of North America's most…

Kobuk Valley National Park

United States

+80 birds+6 mammals

Arctic tundra sweeps across Kobuk Valley in northwestern Alaska, where permafrost underlies a treeless landscape of sedges, dwarf shrubs, and low herbaceous vegetation shaped by an…

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…

Kofa National Wildlife Refuge

Yuma County, United States

+142 birds+10 mammals

Desert mountains rise in sculptured ridges across northwestern Arizona, where the Colorado River's distant influence fades into some of the most austere terrain in the American…

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.…

Kootenay National Park

Area G (Forster Creek/Mount Assiniboine), Canada

+181 birds+23 mammals

Where the spine of the Canadian Rockies rises above 3,000 metres, the high alpine realm around Forster Creek and Mount Assiniboine reveals one of the continent's…

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,…

Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge

United States

+105 birds+2 mammals

Boreal wetlands and spruce forests define this vast sanctuary in central Alaska's Unorganized Borough, where slow rivers wind through a landscape shaped by subarctic climate extremes.…

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.…

Lac-Témiscouata National Park

Témiscouata, Canada

+176 birds+4 mammals

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

Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge

Cameron County, United States

+365 birds+19 mammals

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

Laguna del Tigre National Park

Petén, Guatemala

+399 birds+29 mammals

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

Lagunas de 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…

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…

Lake Clark National Park

United States

+158 birds+11 mammals

Where subarctic tundra meets volcanic terrain and pristine waterways, Lake Clark National Park unfolds across southwestern Alaska as a landscape carved by ice age glaciers and…

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…

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…

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…

Liesjärven National Park

Tammela, Finland

+83 birds

Across the heart of Finland's lake-studded landscape, where boreal forest meets wetland and granite bedrock surfaces through thin glacial soils, Liesjärven National Park sprawls across roughly…

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…

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…

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.…

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 Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Starbase, United States

+311 birds+11 mammals

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

Lunugamvehera National Park

Sri Lanka

+204 birds+14 mammals

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

Mabamba Swamp

Memere, Uganda

+464 birds+2 mammals

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

Magura National Park

Kotań, Poland

+133 birds+14 mammals

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

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

Harney County, United States

+309 birds+24 mammals

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

Mammoth Cave National Park

Edmonson County, United States

+179 birds+13 mammals

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

Manu National Park

Manu, Peru

+892 birds+26 mammals

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

Manuel Antonio National Park

Quepos, Costa Rica

+426 birds+22 mammals

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

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…

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…

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…

Mesa Verde National Park

Montezuma County, United States

+166 birds+10 mammals

Across the high desert plateau of southwestern Colorado, where sandstone mesas rise abruptly from piñon-juniper scrubland, Mesa Verde National Park preserves one of North America's most…

Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge

United States

+91 birds+1 mammals

Straddling the international date line roughly midway between North America and Asia, this atoll sanctuary rises from the North Pacific as a cluster of coral and…

Minneriya National Park

Sri Lanka

+158 birds+9 mammals

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

Monfragüe National Park

Torrejón el Rubio, Spain

+219 birds+10 mammals

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

Mont-Mégantic National Park

La Patrie, Canada

+136 birds+8 mammals

Granite peaks and boreal forest define the rugged terrain of this 115-square-kilometre national park in Quebec's Eastern Townships, where the landscape rises sharply above the surrounding…

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…

Mont-Tremblant National Park

Lac-des-Dix-Milles, Canada

+200 birds+12 mammals

Where the Laurentian plateau rises in central Quebec, a landscape of boreal forest and glacially carved lakes unfolds across nearly 3,100 square kilometres of protected wilderness.…

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…

Montañas de Prades

Capafonts, Spain

+151 birds+13 mammals

Where granite peaks rise abruptly from the Tarragona hinterland, a wild mosaic of pine forests, scrubland, and limestone cliffs creates one of northeastern Spain's most biodiverse…

Monte Roraima National Park

Brazil

+226 birds+1 mammals

Where the tepuis rise from the Amazon basin like islands in a sea of forest, Monte Roraima National Park sprawls across 3,714 square kilometres of one…

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…

Montes de Málaga Natural Park

Málaga, Spain

+159 birds+7 mammals

Where cork oak and pine forest sweep across the rugged hills inland from the Costa del Sol, the Montes de Málaga Nature Park unfolds as a…

Montseny Natural Park

Viladrau, Spain

+156 birds+30 mammals

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

Morrocoy National Park

Municipio Silva

+290 birds

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

Mount Coolum National Park

Sunshine Coast, Australia

+124 birds+3 mammals

Rising abruptly from the hinterland plateau of Queensland's Sunshine Coast, Mount Coolum commands attention as a distinctive volcanic remnant clothed in open eucalypt woodland and heathland…

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 Parnitha National Park

Municipal Unit of Acharnes, Greece

+137 birds+4 mammals

Where pine-clad ridges rise abruptly from the Attica plains, Mount Parnitha National Park unfolds across nearly 4,000 hectares of Mediterranean mountain wilderness. The park's defining character…

Mount Rainier National Park

Pierce County, United States

+187 birds+25 mammals

A volcanic colossus dominates the Cascade Range in western Washington, its 4,392-meter summit crowned year-round with glacial ice that cascades down toward temperate rainforest and subalpine…

Mount Revelstoke National Park

Area B (Shelter Bay/Mica Creek), Canada

+155 birds+8 mammals

Where the Columbia River carves through the western ranges of British Columbia, Shelter Bay and Mica Creek mark the entrance to a wilderness where subalpine meadows…

Mount-Kenya National Park

Abothuguchi west ward, Kenya

+334 birds+11 mammals

Where the slopes of Kenya's second-highest mountain rise steeply from the Meru County foothills, a landscape of profound ecological richness unfolds across Mount Kenya National Park.…

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…

Muddus / Muttos National Park

Norrbottens län, Sweden

+128 birds+7 mammals

Where boreal forest meets wetland across the high plateaus of Swedish Lapland, Muddus National Park unfolds as one of northern Europe's most pristine wilderness sanctuaries. Vast…

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…

Murchison Falls National Park

Uganda

+608 birds+33 mammals

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

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…

Nahanni National Park

Dehcho Region, Canada

+151 birds+11 mammals

Where the South Nahanni River carves through the Mackenzie Mountains, a landscape of extraordinary wildness unfolds across more than 61,000 square kilometres of boreal forest, alpine…

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…

Nambung National Park

Grey, Australia

+124 birds+2 mammals

Where limestone pinnacles rise like sharpened teeth from golden sand, Nambung National Park unveils one of Western Australia's most distinctive landscapes. The Pinnacles Desert, the park's…

National Elk Refuge

Jackson, United States

+230 birds+27 mammals

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

Natural Bahía Portete Kaurrele National Park

Colombia

+80 birds

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

Natural Farallones de Cali National Park

Buenaventura, Colombia

+733 birds+27 mammals

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

Natural la Paya National Park

Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia

+262 birds+4 mammals

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