National Parks in Denmark and the U.S.

National parks in the U.S. are a very aspect of American culture. They have been created to preserve the wild life in various areas of the country and maintain and promote biodiversity. It is important to have a bio diverse flora and fauna from a biological and ecological standpoint hence the importance placed on the integrity of national parks in the U.S. There are very strict regulations in place regarding the preservation of these parks because there are many endangered species living within the boundaries of U.S. national parks. For example, gray wolves in yellow stone national park have come close to extinction several times but because of the protection of the park by the national government, they still exist today. The U.S. has many national parks and there are different animals in each of them because of the diverse geography across the nation. Some areas of country and flat lands, some are deserts, some have rolling hills and others have steep mountainous terrain. There are also many dangerous species in the national parks of the U.S. such as grizzly bears, wolves, coyotes and various other frightening animals. The animals in U.S. national parks usually shy away from visitors and are not known to be especially friendly. 

This is not the case in Denmark at all. National parks within the country exist, but not in such large quantities and are typically on a much smaller scale. This makes sense though if you compare the size of Denmark to the U.S. It would be impossible to have as much land in Denmark devoted to being reserved for use as a national park than in the U.S. Regulations regarding the preservation of national parks in Denmark are strict but no where near as regulated as they are in the U.S. For example, farming is allowed on the land of Danish national parks while in the U.S., it is not allowed whatsoever. Since the geography of Denmark is mostly flatland and rolling hills, biodiversity is much less than in the U.S. and fewer species are found within the country making it important to re introduce species back into the wildlife of Denmark. If this was not make a priority by the national parks, bio diversity within Denmark would eventually become obsolete. Also, as stated by the biologist who gave our class a tour of one of Denmark's national parks, there are not very many dangerous species in the country and the most dangerous species that they have is a poisonous snake. It was interesting to see the wildlife is Denmark up close and personal. While we were touring the park, several of the wild horses came up to the class and let the students pet them. It was an awesome experience that probably would not happen within the boundaries of any U.S. national park.