Where to see
Procavia capensis
Waterberg Plateau Park leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Rock Hyrax during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 6 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Waterberg Plateau Park
In Waterberg Plateau Park, Namibia, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Rock Hyrax sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kidepo Valley National Park and more
After Waterberg Plateau Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Rock Hyrax are in Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 70%), De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 60%) and Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May and June in Waterberg Plateau Park (about 90%), March and July in Kidepo Valley National Park (about 80%) and April–May and November in De Hoop Nature Reserve (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Rock Hyrax on a given day. Each park's Rock Hyrax page has the full month-by-month chart.
