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Cascading Waterfall, Blue and John Crow National Park, Jamaica

A park for resisting slavery

Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (BJCMNP), Jamaica …  

18 Jul 2011 | Fact sheet
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North America


Wood bison

Home of the world’s largest herd of wood bison

Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada, World Heritage site …  

20 Aug 2013 | Fact sheet

Hi Peaks, Pinnacle National Park, USA

Inspiring spires in California at America’s newest national park

Pinnacles National Park, USA …  

20 Mar 2013 | Fact sheet

Wood Bison, Elk Islands National Park

Where bison roam and our conservation legacy lives on

Elk Island National Park, Canada …   | French

21 Feb 2013 | Fact sheet

Woodland caribou/Caribou des bois (Rangifer tarandus caribou)

Culturally rich beauty on the shores of Lake Superior

Pukaskwa National Park, Canada   …   | French

28 Nov 2012 | Fact sheet

Campbell Point

A whiff of Mediterranean flavor in British Columbia

Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, Canada  …   | French

28 Sep 2012 | Fact sheet
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Jasper National Park, Canada

Glacial Jewel of the Rockies

Jasper National Park, Canada, World Heritage site …   | French

30 Apr 2012 | Fact sheet
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Virginia Falls, Nahanni National Park Reserve

Majestic mountains and a wild river of world significance

Nahanni National Park Reserve, Canada, World Heritage site …   | French

02 Feb 2012 | Fact sheet
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Mountains in Banff National Park, Canada

Home of the grizzly bear

Banff National Park, Canada …  

03 Jan 2011 | Fact sheet

Limestone Rock Pillar of Flower Pot Island, Fathom Five Marine National Park, Canada

Legacy in a sweetwater sea

 Fathom Five National Marine Park, Canada …   | French

23 Sep 2011 | Fact sheet
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Coastal Dunes in Kouchibouguac NP, Canada

A Thriving Estuary in Eastern Canada

Kouchibouguac National Park, Canada …   | French

18 Nov 2011 | Fact sheet
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America bison, Yellowstone

The beginning of the global conservation movement

Yellowstone National Park, USA, World Heritage Site …  

26 Jul 2010 | Fact sheet

protected area, world heritage, mexico

Ocean's oasis

Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California., Mexico - a true haven for many rare and endangered marine mammal species. …  

26 Mar 2010 | Fact sheet

Laguna Guerrero © Secretaría de Desarrollo Urbano y Medio Ambiente, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Home of the Mexican mermaid

The State Reserve Manatee Sanctuary, Chetumal Bay, Mexico …  

10 May 2010 | Fact sheet

South America


Islas Ballestas

A bird droppings biodiversity paradise – the Guano Islands and Capes National Reserve System, Peru

The Guano Islands and Capes National Reserve System, Peru …  

12 Sep 2013 | Fact sheet

El Paujil Reserve

An avian paradise

Reserva Natural de las Aves Paujil - Colombia …   | Spanish

30 May 2013 | Fact sheet

The Iguaçu National Park in Brazil boasts one of the world's largest and most impressive waterfalls

Brazil’s most visited protected area

Iguaçu National Park, World Heritage site, Brazil   …  

12 Dec 2012 | Fact sheet
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world heritage site

Largest protected area in the Amazon

Central Amazon Conservation Complex, Brazil …  

03 Feb 2011 | Fact sheet

Vellozia sp. in Chapada Diamantina National Park, Brazil

A green island in a sea of dryland

Chapada Diamantina National Park, Brazil …  

25 Jun 2012 | Fact sheet
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Sue Mainka

Darwin’s inspiration for his theory on Evolution

The Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, World Heritage Site …  

19 Jul 2010 | Fact sheet

Huascaran National Park, Peru

Take a bath where the tropics touch the sky

Huascaran National Park, Peru, World Heritage site …  

27 Mar 2012 | Fact sheet
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