Where to see
Civettictis civetta
Chinko Conservation Area leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an African Civet during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinko Conservation Area | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | |
| 2 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 3 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 6 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique |
Chinko Conservation Area
In Chinko Conservation Area, Central African Republic, about 40% of wildlife watchers report an African Civet sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Niokolo-Koba National Park and more
After Chinko Conservation Area, the next-best odds of seeing an African Civet are in Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 40%), Kafue National Park (Zambia, about 30%) and South Luangwa National Park (Zambia, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February in Chinko Conservation Area (about 60%), February in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 50%) and May in Kafue National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an African Civet on a given day. Each park's African Civet page has the full month-by-month chart.
