African Buffalo

Closest Relatives at Volcanoes 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	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	80–90%
2	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	70–80%
3	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	70–80%
4	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	70–80%
5	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	60–70%
6	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	60–70%
7	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	60–70%
8	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	50–60%
9	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	50–60%
10	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
11	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
12	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
13	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	50–60%
14	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	50–60%
15	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
16	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
17	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
18	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	40–50%
19	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
20	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
21	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
22	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
23	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
24	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
25	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
26	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	30–40%
27	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	30–40%
28	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
29	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	20–30%
30	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
31	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
32	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
33	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
34	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
35	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data