Lion

Closest Relatives at Hwange 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	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	70–80%
2	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	70–80%
3	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	60–70%
4	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	60–70%
5	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	60–70%
6	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	60–70%
7	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	60–70%
8	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	60–70%
9	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	60–70%
10	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	60–70%
11	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	60–70%
12	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	60–70%
13	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	60–70%
14	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	50–60%
15	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	50–60%
16	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	50–60%
17	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	50–60%
18	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	50–60%
19	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
20	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	50–60%
21	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
22	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
23	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	40–50%
24	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
25	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
26	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
27	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
28	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
29	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	30–40%
30	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
31	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
32	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
33	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lion in Hwange National Park?

About 52% of visitor-days record a Lion sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 48 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Lion in Hwange National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Lion in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.