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Sepilok leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red Giant Flying Squirrel during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Sepilok
In Sepilok, Malaysia, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Red Giant Flying Squirrel sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Namdapha National Park and more
After Sepilok, the next-best odds of seeing a Red Giant Flying Squirrel are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 40%), Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 30%) and Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 20%). Outside Southeast Asia, the best option is Namdapha National Park in Asia (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in Sepilok (about 70%), April in Namdapha National Park (about 60%) and February–March and July in Danum Valley Conservation Area (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red Giant Flying Squirrel on a given day. Each park's Red Giant Flying Squirrel page has the full month-by-month chart.
