Feature Name Ecosystem Type Key Flora/Fauna Conservation Status Primary Attraction Pico Duarte Subtropical Highland Hispaniolan Pine & Trogon National Park Highest peak in the Caribbean Lake Enriquillo Hypersaline Lake American Crocodile & Iguanas National Park Hypersaline waters 40m below sea level Los Haitises Mangrove & Karst Ridgway's Hawk & Manatee National Park Ancient Taino caves and mogotes Jaragua Dry Forest & Marine Rhinoceros Iguana & Flamingos National Park Pristine Bahía de las Águilas beach Samaná Bay Marine & Estuarine Humpback Whales & Dolphins Marine Mammal Sanctuary Annual humpback whale breeding Valle Nuevo Montane Pine Forest Endemic Orchids & Parrot Scientific Reserve Alpine climate and high-altitude trails Overvieww of Dominican Republic's nation, and great places to see animals