Lion

Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba 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 Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 30% of visitor-days record a Lion sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Lion in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Lion in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.