Side-striped Jackal

Where to see

Side-striped Jackal

Canis adustus

Kidepo Valley National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Side-striped Jackal during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~70%
2 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~60%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
4 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~30%
5 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
6 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~30%
7 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Side-striped Jackal?

Kidepo Valley National Park

In Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Side-striped Jackal sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Side-striped Jackal?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are February and March in Kidepo Valley National Park (about 80%), March in Liwonde National Park (about 80%) and August in Murchison Falls National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Side-striped Jackal on a given day. Each park's Side-striped Jackal page has the full month-by-month chart.