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Home to the highest density of endemic bird and plant species of ocean islands in the world.
ISLAND CONSERVATION

72%

of fish in Juan Fernández and Desventuradas are endemic.
NATGEO PRISTINE SEAS

64%

of the more than 900 species of plants and animals on Juan Fernández are endemic.
ISLAND CONSERVATION

 

Juan Fernández manages to surprise, with a great variety of species that only exist on the waters and lands of this archipelago. There are 15 species of resident breeding birds, 3 of which are endemic land birds; 135 plants that are only found here; over 440 species of endemic invertebrates; and a rich marine fauna with a high rate of endemism – whose existence depends on these islands and their environment.

SEE BIOSPHERE RESERVE

“When protected, ecosystems do recover. There is still hope.”

Dr. Enric Sala, National Geographic Explorer in Residence and Pristine Seas Founder