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Wilpattu National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Wilpattu National Park
In Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Minneriya National Park and more
After Wilpattu National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel are in Minneriya National Park (Sri Lanka, about 50%), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka, about 40%) and Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February, June and October in Wilpattu National Park (about 70%), January in Minneriya National Park (about 60%) and February and March in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel on a given day. Each park's Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel page has the full month-by-month chart.
