Where to see
Decticus verrucivorus
Mercantour National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Wart-Biter during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 6 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 9 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 10 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Mercantour National Park
In Mercantour National Park, France, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Wart-Biter sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Ecrins National Park and more
After Mercantour National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Wart-Biter are in Ecrins National Park (France, about 40%), Vanoise National Park (France, about 40%) and Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September in Mercantour National Park (about 80%), September and October in Ecrins National Park (about 50%) and August and September in Vanoise National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Wart-Biter on a given day. Each park's Wart-Biter page has the full month-by-month chart.
