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Wilpattu National Park leads · 18 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Axis Deer during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 16 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 17 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Wilpattu National Park
In Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka, about 90% of wildlife watchers report an Axis Deer sighting on a given day, the highest of the 18 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Yala National Park and more
After Wilpattu National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Axis Deer are in Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 90%), Ranthambore National Park (India, about 90%) and Nagarhole National Park (India, about 90%). Outside Asia, the best option is El Palmar National Park in South America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September to June in Yala National Park (about 90%) and February, April, July and September–November in Ranthambore National Park (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Axis Deer on a given day. Each park's Axis Deer page has the full month-by-month chart.
