The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is the world’s most comprehensive inventory of extinction risk. The parks protect critical habitat for species across the threat spectrum — from critically endangered hawksbill turtles and scalloped hammerheads to the vulnerable dugong.
Rhincodon typus
The world's largest fish visits Dungonab Bay seasonally to feed in its plankton-rich waters.
Chelonia mydas
Green turtles graze the seagrass meadows of Dungonab and nest on the sandy shores of both parks.
Dromas ardeola
Mukkawar Island is an Important Bird Area where crab plovers breed in burrow colonies on the sand.
Sphyrna lewini
Schools of scalloped hammerheads patrol the deep walls of Sanganeb atoll, a signature sight for divers.
Eretmochelys imbricata
Hawksbills nest on the beaches of both parks and forage on their coral reefs year-round.
Mobula alfredi
Dungonab Bay hosts spectacular seasonal manta ray aggregations between November and April.
Dugong dugon
Dungonab Bay shelters one of the most important dugong populations in the Red Sea, grazing its globally significant seagrass beds.