Where to see
Leptailurus serval
Ngorongoro Conservation Area leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Serval during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 9 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
In Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Serval sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Aberdare National Park and more
After Ngorongoro Conservation Area, the next-best odds of seeing a Serval are in Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 40%), Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 40%) and Serengeti National Park (Tanzania, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are November in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (about 70%), March in Aberdare National Park (about 60%) and July in Mkomazi National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Serval on a given day. Each park's Serval page has the full month-by-month chart.
