Where to see
Mellivora capensis
Waterberg Plateau Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Honey Badger during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
Waterberg Plateau Park
In Waterberg Plateau Park, Namibia, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Honey Badger sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Etosha National Park and more
After Waterberg Plateau Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Honey Badger are in Etosha National Park (Namibia, about 20%), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (South Africa, about 20%) and Moremi Game Reserve (Botswana, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July in Waterberg Plateau Park (about 70%), December in Etosha National Park (about 40%) and September in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Honey Badger on a given day. Each park's Honey Badger page has the full month-by-month chart.
