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South Luangwa National Park leads · 14 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Painted Hunting Dog during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 4 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 5 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 11 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 12 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 14 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
South Luangwa National Park
In South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Hunting Dog sighting on a given day, the highest of the 14 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Lower Zambezi National Park and more
After South Luangwa National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Painted Hunting Dog are in Lower Zambezi National Park (Zambia, about 50%), Moremi Game Reserve (Botswana, about 40%) and Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are November in South Luangwa National Park (about 70%), October in Lower Zambezi National Park (about 70%) and February in Moremi Game Reserve (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Painted Hunting Dog on a given day. Each park's Painted Hunting Dog page has the full month-by-month chart.
