Protected Areas of the World

Africa East and South

Mount Kenya National Park Entrance

Mount Kenya National Park - World Heritage Site

Kenya

Flamingos in Kenya Lake System

Kenya Lake System - World Heritage Site

Kenya

Cousin Island Seychelles

Cousin Island Special Reserve

Seychelles

Batfish, Chumbe Island Coral Park, Tanzania

Chumbe Island Coral Park

Tanzania

Africa West and Central

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Garamba National Park - World Heritage Site

Democratic Republic of Congo

Gorilla at Virunga National Park, DRC

Virunga National Park - World Heritage Site

Democratic Republic of Congo

Pelican in Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary

Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary - World Heritage Site

Senegal

America Central

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Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California - World Heritage Site

Mexico

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

The State Reserve Manatee Sanctuary, Chetumal Bay

Mexico

America North

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

Fathom Five National Marine Park

Canada

Coastal Dunes in Kouchibouguac NP, Canada

Kouchibouguac National Park

Canada

Everglades National Park, USA.

Everglades National Park - World Heritage Site

USA

Bison at Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park - World Heritage Site

USA

Virginia Falls, Nahanni National Park Reserve

Nahanni National Park Reserve, World Heritage Site

Canada

Jasper National Park, Canada

Jasper National Park, World Heritage site

Canada

America South

Galapagos sea lion puppy, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos, Ecuador

Galapagos Islands - World Heritage Site

Ecuador

Huascaran National Park, Peru

Huascaran National Park, World Heritage site

Peru

Asia

More World Heritage Sites, more challenges for conservation

Ogasawara Islands - World Heritage Site

Japan

Turtle in Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park - World Heritage Site

Philippines

Asiatic Black Bear

Jirisan National Park

South Korea

Knuckles Mountain Range, Central Highlands of Sri Lanka

Central Highlands of Sri Lanka - World Heritage Site

Sri Lanka

Hallyeohaesang NP, South Korea

Hallyeohaesang National Park

South Korea

Wadi Rum Jordan

Wadi Rum, World Heritage site

Jordan

Europe

National Park Hoge Kempen, Belgium

Hoge Kempen National Park

Belgium

Oulanka

Oulanka National Park and Paanajärvi National Park

Finland and Russian Federation

Archipelago National Park

Archipelago National Park

Finland

Wolf in Western Altai Nature Reserve, Kazakhstan

The West Altai State Nature Reserve

Kazakhstan

West Norwegian Fjords

West Norwegian Fjords - World Heritage Site

Norway

Oulanka

Oulanka National Park and Paanajärvi National Park

Russian Federation and Finland

The Kamchatka peninsula contains 114 Holocene volcanoes

Volcanoes of Kamchatka

World Heritage Site, Russian Federation

Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona World Heritage Property

The Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona - World Heritage Site

Switzerland

Mallham Cove, Yorskshire Dales National Park

Yorkshire Dales National Park

United Kingdom

Beech forest surrounding kettle-hole mire in Serrahn, Ancient Beech Forests of Germany

Ancient Beech Forests of Germany, World Heritage site

Germany

La Reunion, Piton cabris, copyright IUCN Wendy Strahm

Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island, World Heritage site

France

Oceania

Witijira National Park

Witijira National Park

Australia

A Leopard Shark (Stegostoma fasciatum), Great Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - World Heritage Site

Australia

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

Heard Islands and McDonald Island - World Heritage Site

Australia

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Tavolo Wildlife Management Area

Papua New Guinea

View from Mount Gower

Lord Howe Island Group World Heritage Site

Australia

 Border Ranges National Park

Parks of the Tweed Caldera

Australia

Ningaloo Coast, World Heritage Site - dive charter on mooring

Ningaloo Coast, World Heritage Site

Australia

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