African Golden Wolf

Where to see

African Golden Wolf

Canis lupaster

Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting an African Golden Wolf during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary 🇸🇳 Senegal
~80%
2 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
3 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
4 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see an African Golden Wolf?

Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary

In Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, Senegal, about 80% of wildlife watchers report an African Golden Wolf sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see an African Golden Wolf?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are May and December in Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (about 90%), July and October in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (about 70%) and January–February and April in Serengeti National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an African Golden Wolf on a given day. Each park's African Golden Wolf page has the full month-by-month chart.