national parks

The Albert National Park (later renamed Virunga) in the Belgian Congo becomes the first National Park in Africa.

Dedicated under US President Ulysses S. Grant, Yellowstone becomes not just the world’s first national park, but also one of its most famous.

This state organization is founded to manage the conservation of New Zealand’s natural heritage.

Today’s Royal National Park, which lies south of Sydney, is Australia’s first explicitly designated national park.

The first nature reserve in Java, Indonesia, is established on the Krakatau volcanic island.