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LionPanthera leoVulnerable
The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the family Felidae and a member of the genus Panthera.
Wanneer om te besoek
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Beste maandeEnige maand
Records5,763 records
Curve from 5,763 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Waar jy dit sal kry
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where Lion is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
5,762 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die Lion aanteken
Kruger National ParkLimpopo · Best Apr to Sep18 plekke
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkNorthern Cape · Best Aug to Oct7 plekke
Phinda Private Game ReserveKwaZulu-Natal · Year-round6 plekke
Gondwana Game ReserveWestern Cape · Best Sep to Apr5 plekke
Sabi Sand Game ReserveMpumalanga · Year-round4 plekke
Welgevonden Game ReserveLimpopo · Best May to Sep3 plekke
Addo Elephant National ParkEastern Cape · Year-round2 plekke
Amakhala Game ReserveEastern Cape · Year-round2 plekke
Timbavati Private Nature ReserveLimpopo · Best May to Sep2 plekke
Madikwe Game ReserveNorth West · Best Apr to Sep1 plek
Marakele National ParkLimpopo · Best May to Sep1 plek
Mont Eco Private Game ReserveWestern Cape · Year-round1 plek
Plekke om te bly
75+ resultate in Suid-Afrika
- Which parks and reserves are best for the Lion in South Africa?
- Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Lion at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Phinda Private Game Reserve, Gondwana Game Reserve, Sabi Sand Game Reserve and Welgevonden Game Reserve and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
- Where can you see the Lion in South Africa?
- The Lion is most recorded in Mpumalanga (47% of records), Limpopo (19% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (10% of records), based on 5 762 iNaturalist observations. 87 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Lion on site or nearby.
- When is the best time to see the Lion?
- The Lion is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Phinda Private Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Gondwana Game Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
- What is the conservation status of the Lion?
- The Lion (Panthera leo) is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
- What is the Lion?
- The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the family Felidae and a member of the genus Panthera. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996, as populations in African range countries declined by about 43% since the early 1990s. Lion populations are untenable outside designated protected areas.