Where to see
Xerus rutilus
Samburu National Reserve leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Unstriped Ground Squirrel during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Samburu National Reserve
In Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Unstriped Ground Squirrel sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Meru National Park and more
After Samburu National Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing an Unstriped Ground Squirrel are in Meru National Park (Kenya, about 50%), Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, about 50%) and Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March and September–October in Samburu National Reserve (about 80%), January and July in Meru National Park (about 70%) and February in Tsavo East National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Unstriped Ground Squirrel on a given day. Each park's Unstriped Ground Squirrel page has the full month-by-month chart.
