Leopard Seal

Closest Relatives at Great Otway 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	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
2	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
3	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
4	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
5	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
6	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
7	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
8	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
9	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 6% of visitor-days record a Leopard Seal sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

July has the highest sighting rate for Leopard Seal in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.