Interested in wildlife travel? The 2019 Global Wildlife Travel Index by True Luxury Travel tells you where you should travel in the coming year. Destinations are judged based on factors such as conservation, number of wildlife species, national park prevalence, forest area, sustainability and more. © Mailguy5 | Dreamstime.com

In seventh place, Spain ranks for its high number of wildlife species — 933 — as well as its early adoption of a national park system. Spain was the seventh country to establish a national park; Picos de Europa was founded in 1918. © Lunamarina | Dreamstime.com

Following Spain, Norway is recognized partially for its megafauna conservation, efforts the index defines as “spatial, ecological and financial contributions toward the conservation of the world’s terrestrial megafauna — large land animals.” © Tupungato | Dreamstime.com

The United States comes in fifth. The United States boasts 2,341 wildlife species and 60 national parks. Only Mongolia bested the United States in terms of world’s oldest national park; the former founded its first national park in 1783 while the United States founded Yellowstone National Park in 1872. © Kalyan V. Srinivas | Dreamstime.com

Interested in wildlife travel? The 2019 Global Wildlife Travel Index by True Luxury Travel tells you where you should travel in the coming year. Destinations are judged based on factors such as conservation, number of wildlife species, national park prevalence, forest area, sustainability and more. © Mailguy5 | Dreamstime.com

Brazil ranks third for several reasons. The country offers 71 national parks and nearly 30 percent of the entire country is a protected natural area of some sort, whether a natural monument, national park, nature reserve or wildlife sanctuary. © Moises Alves Costa | Dreamstime.com

In second place, Sweden is nearly 70 percent forested area. The country ranks first for environmental sustainability, which the index calculated according to extinction risks for groups of species. Virtually all Sweden’s species are categorized as “least concern” when it comes to extinction from a variety of threats. © Ghm Meuffels | Dreamstime.com

Finland claimed overall first place in the index. The country boasts a high level of environmental prosperity based on the quality of its natural environment, environmental pressures and preservation efforts. The country is 73.1 percent forested area and offers 39 national parks. © Biathlonua - dreamstime.com