Sun Bear

Closest Relatives at Kaeng Krachan 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	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	40–50%
2	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
3	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
4	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
5	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
6	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sun Bear in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

About 45% of visitor-days record a Sun Bear sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 183 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Sun Bear in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Sun Bear in Kaeng Krachan National Park in our monthly data.