Editing Biodiversity (section)

===National parks and wildlife sanctuaries===
{{Main|National park|Wildlife sanctuaries}}A [[national park]] is a large natural or near natural area set aside to protect large-scale ecological processes, which also provide a foundation for environmentally and culturally compatible, spiritual, scientific, educational, recreational and visitor opportunities. These areas are selected by governments or private organizations to protect natural biodiversity along with its underlying ecological structure and supporting environmental processes, and to promote education and recreation. The [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] (IUCN), and its World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), has defined "National Park" as its Category II type of protected areas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/PAG-021.pdf|title=Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories}}</ref> 
[[Wildlife sanctuary|Wildlife sanctuaries]] are areas of either shelter for animals who are unable to live in the wild on their own, or they are temporary rehabilitation centers for wildlife to improve in their overall health and wellbeing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wildlife Sanctuaries & Properties |url=https://www.massaudubon.org/places-to-explore/wildlife-sanctuaries |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=Mass Audubon |language=en-US}}</ref> 

Both of these serve as places in which biodiversity can be preserved rather than harmed. According to an article published in the [[National Park Service]] website, national parks aim their resources at maintaining animal and habitat integrity through conservation and preservation of their ecosystems. This along with educating the general public on wildlife functions, the aim for an increase in biodiversity is one of many goals trying to be focused on through national parks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biodiversity and national parks: What's relevance got to do with it? (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/biodiversitynp.htm |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref>