Where to see
Arctocephalus pusillus
West Coast National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Afro-Australian Fur Seal during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Flinders Chase | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 7 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
West Coast National Park
In West Coast National Park, South Africa, about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Afro-Australian Fur Seal sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Table Mountain National Park and more
After West Coast National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Afro-Australian Fur Seal are in Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, about 40%), Flinders Chase (Australia, about 30%) and De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 20%). Outside Africa, the best option is Flinders Chase in Oceania (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January in West Coast National Park (about 70%), October and November in Table Mountain National Park (about 50%) and January and June in Flinders Chase (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Afro-Australian Fur Seal on a given day. Each park's Afro-Australian Fur Seal page has the full month-by-month chart.
