Browse country coverage and mapped habitat reserves for focused wildlife conservation.
Global Wildlife Reserve Atlas: Discover Protected Animal Habitats Worldwide
Wildlife reserves represent designated areas crucial for safeguarding animal populations, their natural habitats, and the ecological conditions that sustain them. This global atlas page provides a focused view on these vital conservation landscapes, enabling users to discover where wildlife protection is prioritized across countries and to understand the geographic spread of these essential habitat reserves. Explore the atlas to find detailed information on individual wildlife reserves and their contribution to species continuity.
Explore the geographic distribution of critical wildlife conservation landscapes and essential animal habitats across diverse global regions.
Discover Wildlife Reserve Protected Areas Worldwide: Global Atlas of Animal Habitat Conservation
Wildlife reserves represent protected areas globally focused on safeguarding wild animal populations, their habitats, and the critical ecological conditions supporting them. Explore these vital conservation landscapes to understand global habitat protection patterns and compare species-rich environments across diverse geographic regions.
- Mapped parks
- 506
- Countries represented
- 46
Discover Wildlife Reserves Across Nations: Mapped Protected Areas by Country
Browse an organized atlas of Wildlife Reserves in countries worldwide, providing a foundational overview of these critical animal conservation areas. Navigate country-specific protected area lists to understand geographic distribution, compare national conservation strategies, and explore diverse habitat reserves.
United States of America
149Mapped parks
India
59Mapped parks
Canada
53Mapped parks
Australia
31Mapped parks
South Africa
24Mapped parks
Mexico
23Mapped parks
Philippines
16Mapped parks
Pakistan
15Mapped parks
Madagascar
13Mapped parks
Ecuador
11Mapped parks
Peru
10Mapped parks
Ghana
9Mapped parks
Kazakhstan
6Mapped parks
New Zealand
6Mapped parks
Bhutan
5Mapped parks
Bolivia
5Mapped parks
France
5Mapped parks
Malawi
5Mapped parks
Malaysia
5Mapped parks
Nigeria
4Mapped parks
Panama
4Mapped parks
Papua New Guinea
4Mapped parks
United Kingdom
4Mapped parks
Uruguay
4Mapped parks
Venezuela
4Mapped parks
Colombia
3Mapped parks
Laos
3Mapped parks
Namibia
3Mapped parks
Niger
3Mapped parks
Gabon
2Mapped parks
Mongolia
2Mapped parks
Paraguay
2Mapped parks
Angola
1Mapped park
Antarctica
1Mapped park
Armenia
1Mapped park
Burkina Faso
1Mapped park
Cyprus
1Mapped park
Denmark
1Mapped park
Gambia
1Mapped park
Germany
1Mapped park
Libya
1Mapped park
Nicaragua
1Mapped park
Oman
1Mapped park
Qatar
1Mapped park
Tanzania
1Mapped park
Town of Malta
1Mapped park
Compare Wildlife Reserves with Related Protected Area Designations and Park Types
Browse an atlas of related protected area designations to understand how Wildlife Reserves compare with National Parks, Nature Reserves, and other conservation landscapes. Exploring these adjacent protected area types offers valuable insights into varied conservation strategies, geographic priorities, and the diverse scope of global park management.
Discover nationally significant protected park areas worldwide.
National park
This route offers a global atlas view of all areas designated as National Parks. It highlights their importance in landscape conservation and biodiversity protection. Use this designation page to understand the worldwide spread of national parks, compare their regional presence across countries, and find links to country-specific pages detailing these protected landscapes.
Browse nature reserves for focused habitat protection and biodiversity discovery.
Nature reserve
This global designation page serves as your atlas entry for Nature Reserves, a specific type of protected area. Focus is placed on conserving vital ecosystems, sensitive habitats, and unique species, often with a more stringent conservation purpose than general park designations. Use this resource to understand the global spread of these critical natural landscapes and to navigate towards specific reserves noted for their ecological significance and biodiversity value.
Explore protected areas defined by landscape character and stewardship.
Protected landscape
This designation route serves as your gateway to understanding Protected Landscapes on a global scale. These areas represent a significant category of protected lands, valued for their scenic vistas, ongoing land stewardship, and the integral relationship between nature and human culture. Browse through countries and specific park entries to grasp the geographic scope and unique characteristics of these broad, scenically rich protected territories.
Browse conservation sites and protected natural areas across the atlas.
Protected area
This designation page offers a comprehensive view of Protected Areas globally. It serves as a flexible index for protected sites that fall outside more narrowly defined park categories, providing crucial insights into conservation efforts and landscape distribution. Understand the breadth of protected lands and their geographic patterns as represented in the MoriAtlas.
Browse protected landmarks with exceptional geological, ecological, or scenic significance.
Natural monument
This route offers a global perspective on Natural Monuments, a designation applied to singular natural features and compact landscapes of outstanding significance. Explore how these protected landmarks are cataloged across different countries, providing insights into their unique geological formations, scenic beauty, and ecological importance. The MoriAtlas dataset allows for a focused discovery of these exceptional natural sites, distinct from broader park systems.
Explore marine protected areas across global coastlines and oceans.
Marine protected area
This designation page serves as a global entry point for understanding marine protected areas, covering coastal, marine, island, and ocean-linked conservation sites. It details how these areas protect aquatic ecosystems and associated shorelines, offering a pathway to compare their geographic spread worldwide and dive into country-specific explorations of marine protected areas, reefs, and coastal habitats.
Browse global protected landscapes at the subnational level.
State or regional park
This global designation route for State or Regional Parks offers a dedicated exploration of protected areas managed below the national level. Understand how these designations, including provincial and state parks, form critical components of conservation efforts. Use this atlas to discover their geographic presence across different countries and to navigate to detailed country-level indexes for regional park exploration.
Discover countries and protected areas with ecological stewardship focus.
Biosphere reserve
Uncover the global network of Biosphere Reserves, designated for comprehensive ecological stewardship, scientific research, and the integration of sustainable human activities within large, coordinated zones. This detailed view helps in comparing the geographic spread of these unique conservation territories and identifying countries that host significant protected biosphere landscapes. Examine how these areas balance ecological preservation with human-landscape contexts.
Continue Exploring the Global Atlas of National Parks and Protected Areas
Dive deeper into the structured geographic catalog of protected areas. Use this global browse surface to find individual park pages, compare the distribution of national parks across diverse regions, and understand the mapped extent of protected landscapes worldwide. Continue your atlas exploration of the world's natural heritage through MoriAtlas.