Where to see
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Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a White-lipped Mud Turtle during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 2 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
In Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-lipped Mud Turtle sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Pico Bonito National Park and more
After Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, the next-best odds of seeing a White-lipped Mud Turtle are in Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 30%), Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (about 80%), October in Pico Bonito National Park (about 50%) and May in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a White-lipped Mud Turtle on a given day. Each park's White-lipped Mud Turtle page has the full month-by-month chart.
