African Golden Wolf

African Golden Wolf

Canis lupaster

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Amboseli National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
2 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
3 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
4 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Golden Wolf in Amboseli National Park?

About 19% of visitor-days record a African Golden Wolf sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Golden Wolf in Amboseli National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for African Golden Wolf in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.

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