#Wildlife
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Galapagos: how to observe animals and not disturb them
On the Galapagos Islands, animals are found on the shore, in dry thickets and in the sea. In order for such a meeting to remain safe for…
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Wildlife of Australia: Who to See and How to Behave
Australia is known for animals found nowhere else in the wild. Here are three encounters many consider the highlights, and how to behave…
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Ream National Park
Ream National Park is a protected natural area in southwestern Cambodia, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand near Sihanoukville. It is…
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Virachey National Park
Virachey National Park is one of Cambodia’s largest protected areas, located in the country’s northeast across Ratanakiri and Stung Treng…
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Cardamom Mountains
The Cardamom Mountains are a mountain range in southwestern Cambodia, extending partly into eastern Thailand. Known in Khmer as the Krâvanh…
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Kep National Park
Kep National Park is a protected natural area in southern Cambodia, on the wooded hills behind the seaside town of Kep. Its trails offer…
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Tonle Sap Lake
Tonle Sap Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia and one of Cambodia’s most important natural landmarks. Located in the…
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Balabac Islands
The Balabac Islands are a scenic archipelago at the southernmost end of the Philippines, near the southern tip of Palawan and not far from…
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Tumbes Mangroves
The Tumbes Mangroves are a remarkable natural attraction in northwestern Peru, where tropical mangrove forests meet Pacific tides, river…
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Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve
Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve is one of Peru’s largest protected natural areas, located in the Amazonian region of Loreto. Covering…
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Tambopata National Reserve
Tambopata National Reserve is one of the most remarkable natural areas in southeastern Peru, renowned for the extraordinary richness of its…
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Lake Lagunillas
Lake Lagunillas, also known as Laguna Lagunillas, is a high-altitude lake in southeastern Peru, located on the Andean Altiplano in the Puno…
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Huascarán National Park
Huascarán National Park is one of Peru’s most spectacular natural areas, located in the Ancash region in the central Peruvian Andes. It…
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Ballestas Islands
The Ballestas Islands are a small archipelago off Peru’s Pacific coast, near the town of Paracas. They are one of the region’s best-known…
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Paracas National Reserve
Paracas National Reserve is a unique natural area on Peru’s southern Pacific coast, in the Ica region. Here, an arid desert meets the cold…
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Colca Canyon
Colca Canyon is one of Peru’s most impressive natural attractions, located in the Arequipa region in the south of the country. Carved by…
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Tortuguero
Tortuguero National Park Tortuguero National Park lies on Costa Rica's northeastern Caribbean coast in Limón Province. Often called the…
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Madidi
Madidi National Park Madidi National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area lies in northwestern Bolivia, in the Department of La Paz.…
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Corcovado National Park
Corcovado National Park lies on the Osa Peninsula in southwestern Costa Rica, along the Pacific coast. It is one of Central America’s most…
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Bannerghatta
Bannerghatta National Park is a protected natural area in the southern part of Karnataka, India, near Bengaluru. It is known for its…
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Olympic
Olympic National Park is one of the most remarkable protected natural areas in the United States. It lies on the Olympic Peninsula in…
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El Guacharo
El Guacharo is a famous limestone cave in northeastern Venezuela, near the town of Caripe in Monagas State. It is one of the country's most…
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Baconao
Baconao is an extensive natural region in southeastern Cuba, known for its combination of mountain landscapes, tropical forests, Caribbean…
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Lorentz National Park
Lorentz National Park is one of the largest protected natural areas in Southeast Asia. It lies on the island of New Guinea in Indonesia’s…
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Komodo National Park
Komodo National Park is one of Indonesia's most remarkable natural areas, located between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores in East Nusa…
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Berchtesgaden National Park
Berchtesgaden National Park is a spectacular protected area in the Bavarian Alps of southern Germany, close to the Austrian border. Rocky…
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Swiss National Park
The Swiss National Park is a remarkable natural area in eastern Switzerland, in the canton of Graubünden. Set among Alpine mountain ranges,…
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Bundala National Park
Bundala National Park is a protected natural area on Sri Lanka's southern coast, known for its lagoons, migratory birds and varied coastal…
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Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is a well-known facility for Asian elephants in Sri Lanka, located near the town of Kegalle between Colombo…
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Samburu
Samburu is one of Kenya's most distinctive wildlife reserves, located in the country's arid north. It is known for rare animals, the scenic…
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Meru National Park
Meru National Park lies in eastern Kenya, northeast of Mount Kenya. Covering about 870 square kilometres, it contains open savannas, acacia…
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Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park
Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park is one of Finland's best-known natural areas, located in western Lapland above the Arctic Circle.…
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Kafue National Park
Kafue National Park is Zambia's largest protected area and one of Africa's most extensive national parks. Covering about 22,400 km² in the…
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Kasanka National Park
Kasanka National Park lies in central Zambia, on the southwestern edge of the Bangweulu wetlands basin. Although relatively small at about…
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South Luangwa National Park
South Luangwa National Park is one of Africa’s best-known wildlife reserves, located in eastern Zambia. Covering about 9,050 km², it…
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Jigokudani
Jigokudani is a mountain valley in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, famous for its hot springs and Japanese macaques that often warm themselves in…
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Pantanal
The Pantanal is one of the world's largest tropical wetland systems, located in central South America. Most of it lies in Brazil, with…
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Sable Island
Sable Island is a narrow sandy island in the North Atlantic Ocean, about 290 kilometres southeast of Halifax, off the coast of Nova Scotia,…
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Chiloé National Park
Chiloé National Park lies on the western coast of Chiloé Island in southern Chile. Its landscapes combine humid evergreen forests,…
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Torres del Paine
Torres del Paine is a national park in southern Chile, in the Patagonian Andes. It is famous for its granite peaks, turquoise lakes,…
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Gargano National Park
Gargano National Park lies in the Apulia region of southeastern Italy, on a peninsula projecting into the Adriatic Sea and often nicknamed…
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Lauca National Park
Lauca National Park lies in northern Chile, in the Arica y Parinacota Region, amid the high plateaus of the Andes. It is known for volcanic…
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Gran Paradiso National Park
Gran Paradiso National Park lies in northwestern Italy, in the Alps, across the regions of Aosta Valley and Piedmont. Covering more than…
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Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park
Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park is one of Italy's best-known protected natural areas, located in the central Apennines. Its…
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Haleakalā National Park
Haleakalā National Park is located on the island of Maui in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Its name is associated with Haleakalā Volcano, whose…
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Redwood National Park
Redwood National Park lies along the northern California coast in the western United States, near the Oregon border. It is renowned for its…
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Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal is a vast freshwater lake in southern Eastern Siberia and one of the most remarkable natural places in Russia and the world. It…
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park lies along the border of Tennessee and North Carolina in the eastern United States. It protects part of…
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Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park lies in northwestern Wyoming, USA, close to Yellowstone National Park. Its defining feature is the Teton Range, a…
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Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park lies in southwestern South Dakota, USA. It is famous for its unusual rock formations, deep ravines, sharp pinnacles…
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Forillon National Park
Forillon National Park lies at the northeastern tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Canada. The waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and…
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Quttinirpaaq National Park
Quttinirpaaq National Park lies on northern Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada. It is one of the world's northernmost national parks and…
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Riding Mountain National Park
Riding Mountain National Park is a large protected area in Manitoba, central Canada. It covers approximately 2,969 km², or 296,900…
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Smolenskoye Poozerye National Park
Smolenskoye Poozerye National Park is a large protected natural area in western Smolensk Oblast, Russia, spanning the Demidov and…
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Khao Yai National Park
Khao Yai National Park is one of Thailand's best-known protected natural areas. Located northeast of Bangkok, it is famous for tropical…
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Homilsha Forests
Homilsha Forests is a national nature park in eastern Ukraine, in Kharkiv Oblast. It lies in the valleys of the Siverskyi Donets River and…
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Anyuysky National Park
Anyuysky National Park, named after V. K. Arsenyev, is a protected natural area in Russia’s Far East, in Khabarovsk Krai. It lies on the…
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Losiny Ostrov National Park
Losiny Ostrov National Park is a large protected natural area in Moscow and Moscow Oblast, Russia. It lies northeast of central Moscow and…
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New Forest National Park
New Forest National Park lies in southern England, mainly in Hampshire, with a small part extending into Wiltshire. It is one of Britain's…
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Nahuel Huapi National Park
Nahuel Huapi National Park is one of Argentina's best-known protected areas, located in northern Patagonia at the foothills of the Andes.…