Lion

Lion

Panthera leo

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
20–30
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Tsavo East National Park?

About 45% of visitor-days record a Lion sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 134 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

August has the highest sighting rate for Lion in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

← Back to Tsavo East National Park