nature reserve

A nature reserve is a protected area of land or water designated to conserve wildlife, habitats, and natural features, often limiting human activities to research, education, and low-impact recreation.

Aliases (36)

• marine protected area ×22
• wildlife sanctuary ×19
• bird sanctuary ×8
• nature preserve ×8
• forest preserve ×5
• local nature reserve ×4
• national nature reserve ×4
• national preserve ×4
• wildlife reserve ×4
• National Nature Reserve ×2
• coastal reserve ×2
• marine park ×2
• natural area reserve ×2
• state natural reserve ×2
• strict nature reserve ×2
• urban nature reserve ×2
• zapovednik ×2
• RSPB reserve ×1
• Site of Special Scientific Interest ×1
• coastal wilderness area ×1
• ecological reserve ×1
• forest reserve ×1
• game reserve ×1
• karst conservation reserve ×1
• marine reserve ×1
• national game reserve ×1
• natural landscape reserve ×1
• natural preserve ×1
• nature reserve (partly) ×1
• protected areas network ×1
• science reserve ×1
• state forest preserve land ×1
• state forest preserve unit ×1
• terrestrial protected area ×1
• tiger reserve ×1
• wildlife preserve ×1

Instances (165)

• Mona Island
• Campbell Bay National Park ("wildlife sanctuary")
• Montrose Basin
• South Brother Island ("bird sanctuary")
• Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park ("marine protected area")
• Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ("marine protected area")
• Seaton Cliffs
• Rum ("National Nature Reserve")
• Hoy
• Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
• Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument ("marine protected area")
• Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve ("nature preserve")
• Ichkeul National Park ("bird sanctuary")
• Mariana Trench Marine National Monument ("marine protected area")
• Jervis Bay Marine Park ("marine park")
• Catskill Mountains ("forest preserve")
• Danada Forest Preserve ("forest preserve")
• Porbandar Bird Sanctuary ("bird sanctuary")
• Blackwell Forest Preserve ("forest preserve")
• Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve ("forest preserve")
• Mojave National Preserve ("national preserve")
• Stanmore Common ("local nature reserve")
• Hanauma Bay ("nature preserve")
• San Diego Zoo Safari Park ("wildlife preserve")
• Rose Atoll ("marine protected area")
• South Cape May Meadows ("nature preserve")
• St Kilda
• Eastham Country Park
• Montrose ("wildlife reserve")
• Lüneburg Heath
• Alewife Brook Reservation ("urban nature reserve")
• Kaziranga National Park ("wildlife sanctuary")
• Isle of May ("national nature reserve")
• Manas National Park ("wildlife sanctuary")
• Nameri National Park ("wildlife sanctuary")
• Orang National Park ("wildlife sanctuary")
• Meron mountain range
• Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary ("wildlife sanctuary")
• Mass Audubon Drumlin Farm ("wildlife sanctuary")
• Pigeon Lake Wilderness Area ("state forest preserve unit")
• Chewore Safari Area ("wildlife reserve")
• Ward Pound Ridge Reservation
• Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve ("national preserve")
• Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument ("marine protected area")
• Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary ("wildlife sanctuary")
• Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary ("wildlife sanctuary")
• Sapsucker Woods Sanctuary ("wildlife sanctuary")
• Tenuta di Castelporziano
• Orford, Suffolk ("national nature reserve")
• Staten Island Greenbelt
• Chinijo Archipelago
• Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve ("state natural reserve")
• Lobos Island
• Devil’s Den Preserve ("nature preserve")
• Calf of Man
• Turkey Mountain Nature Preserve ("nature preserve")
• Teatown Lake Reservation (part)
• Ruxley Gravel Pits
• Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ("national preserve")
• High Elms Country Park ("local nature reserve")
• La Jolla Cove ("marine reserve")
• Jubilee Country Park
• Miramare Marine Reserve ("marine protected area")
• Snettisham
• Ha-De-Ron-Dah Wilderness Area ("state forest preserve land")
• Cornell Plantations
• Catskill Park ("forest preserve")
• Manas River ("wildlife sanctuary")
• Dersingham
• Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo ("wildlife reserve")
• Mona and Monito Islands Nature Reserve
• United States protected areas system ("protected areas network")
• Ranthambore National Park ("wildlife sanctuary")
• Lekki Conservation Centre
• Sariska Tiger Reserve ("tiger reserve")
• Keoladeo National Park ("bird sanctuary")
• Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park ("marine protected area")
• Topsail Hill Preserve State Park
• Cowling Arboretum
• Cambrian Mountains ("national nature reserve")
• Ein Gedi
• Bharatpur ("bird sanctuary")
• New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ("national preserve")
• Edgewood County Park and Natural Preserve
• Mount Arbel
• Reserva Natural do Sapal de Castro Marim e Vila Real de Santo António
• Castro Marim Nature Reserve
• Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary ("wildlife sanctuary")
• Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary ("bird sanctuary")
• Flamborough Head
• Coral Sea Marine Park ("marine protected area")
• Central Kalahari Game Reserve ("game reserve")
• Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve ("state natural reserve")
• RSPB Hoy reserve
• Lazovsky Nature Reserve ("strict nature reserve")
• Rùm ("National Nature Reserve")
• Gir National Park ("wildlife sanctuary")
• Jenolan Caves Karst Conservation Reserve ("karst conservation reserve")
• Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar ("wildlife sanctuary")
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area ("marine protected area")
• Norbury Park (nearby)
• Pin Valley National Park ("wildlife sanctuary")
• Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary ("wildlife sanctuary")
• Hindhead Commons and the Devil’s Punch Bowl
• Moss Rock Preserve ("nature preserve")
• Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary ("wildlife sanctuary")
• Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary ("marine protected area")
• Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge ("coastal reserve")
• Badger Mountain Centennial Preserve
• Maasai Mara National Reserve ("national game reserve")
• Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary ("marine protected area")
• West Maui Mountains
• Devil's Punch Bowl
• Forth Islands SPA ("marine protected area")
• Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary ("marine protected area")
• Rock Meadow Conservation Area
• St. Peter’s Island
• North Brother Island ("bird sanctuary")
• Reserva Paisajística Nor Yauyos-Cochas ("natural landscape reserve")
• Nizhnesvirsky Nature Reserve ("zapovednik")
• Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System ("marine protected area")
• Beaver Brook Reservation
• Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve ("natural area reserve")
• Santay Island ("ecological reserve")
• Mimosa Rocks National Park ("coastal reserve")
• Mattawoman Natural Environmental Area ("natural preserve")
• Tentsmuir
• Veermansplaat
• Phoenix Islands Protected Area ("marine protected area")
• Lena River Delta ("nature reserve (partly)")
• Val d'Allier National Nature Reserve ("national nature reserve")
• Mauna Kea Science Reserve ("science reserve")
• Scandola Nature Reserve
• Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ("marine protected area")
• Wasque Reservation
• Mauna Kea Ice Age Natural Area Reserve ("natural area reserve")
• Sierra Forest Reserve ("forest reserve")
• Pigeon Island ("marine protected area")
• Lena Delta Nature Reserve
• Glacial Park Conservation Area
• Trumpington