Sloth Bear

Closest Relatives at Bandhavgarh National Park

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	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	70–80%
2	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	40–50%
3	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	40–50%
4	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	40–50%
5	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	40–50%
6	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	30–40%
7	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
8	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
9	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
10	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sloth Bear in Bandhavgarh National Park?

About 29% of visitor-days record a Sloth Bear sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Sloth Bear in Bandhavgarh National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Sloth Bear in Bandhavgarh National Park in our monthly data.