National park National Park in 1914. The UK waited until 1951 for the designation of its first national park, The Peak District National Park which sits at the southern end of the Pennine Hills surrounded by industrial cities. This followed perhaps 70 years of pressure for greater public access to the landscape. By the end of the decade a further 9 national parks had been designated. Europe has some 359 national parks as of 2010. Africa's first national park was established in 1925 when Albert I of Belgium designated an area of what is now Democratic Republic of Congo centred on the
Prince Edward Island National Park result of winter storms and its vulnerable shoreline. The park was the subject of a short film in 2011's "National Parks Project", directed by John Walker and scored by Chad Ross, Sophie Trudeau and Dale Morningstar. Animals that inhabit this national park are coyotes, red foxes, raccoons, beavers, minks, and weasels. Numerous birds roam in this park including species of various herons, ducks, owls, cranes, plovers, grouses, jays, falcons, geese, hawks, sandpipers and eagles. Prince Edward Island National Park Prince Edward Island National Park is a National Park of Canada located in the province of Prince Edward Island. Situated along