Koala

Closest Relatives at Great Otway 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	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	70–80%
2	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
3	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
4	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
5	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
6	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
7	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
8	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
9	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Koala in Great Otway National Park?

About 73% of visitor-days record a Koala sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 696 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Koala in Great Otway National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Koala in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.