Nyala

Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	60–70%
2	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	40–50%
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
4	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
5	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
6	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
7	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
8	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
9	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
10	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Nyala in Addo Elephant National Park?

About 20% of visitor-days record a Nyala sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 81 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Nyala in Addo Elephant National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Nyala in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.