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Lake Mburo National Park leads · 14 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Dwarf Mongoose during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 6 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 9 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 11 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
Lake Mburo National Park
In Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Common Dwarf Mongoose sighting on a given day, the highest of the 14 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Tarangire National Park and more
After Lake Mburo National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Common Dwarf Mongoose are in Tarangire National Park (Tanzania, about 60%), Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, about 40%) and Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February–March, August–September and November in Lake Mburo National Park (about 70%), January and November in Tarangire National Park (about 70%) and September in Tsavo East National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Dwarf Mongoose on a given day. Each park's Common Dwarf Mongoose page has the full month-by-month chart.
