Where to see
Canis aureus
Kanha National Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Asian Jackal during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 11 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 12 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Kanha National Park
In Kanha National Park, India, about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Jackal sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Keoladeo National Park and more
After Kanha National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Asian Jackal are in Keoladeo National Park (India, about 70%), Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 70%) and Wilpattu National Park (Sri Lanka, about 70%). Outside Asia, the best option is Khao Yai National Park in Southeast Asia (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in Kanha National Park (about 90%), August–September and November in Keoladeo National Park (about 80%) and July and December–January in Udawalawe National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Asian Jackal on a given day. Each park's Asian Jackal page has the full month-by-month chart.
