Wildlife
Brown Hyena
Parahyaena brunneaNear threatened
The brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea, formerly Parahyaena brunnea), also called strandwolf, is a species of hyena found in Namibia, Botswana, western and southern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique and South Africa.
Beste Reisezeit
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 MonateJeder Monat
Records536 records
Curve from 536 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.
Wo Sie sie finden
Limpopo and beyond
Provinces where Brown Hyena is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
536 records, iNaturalist
Parks, in denen Gastgeber den Brown Hyena gesichtet haben
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkNorthern Cape · Best Aug to Oct7 Orte
Amakhala Game ReserveEastern Cape · Year-round2 Orte
Welgevonden Game ReserveLimpopo · Best May to Sep2 Orte
Madikwe Game ReserveNorth West · Best Apr to Sep1 Ort
Marakele National ParkLimpopo · Best May to Sep1 Ort
Mont Eco Private Game ReserveWestern Cape · Year-round1 Ort
Unterkünfte
30+ Ergebnisse in Südafrika
- Which parks and reserves are best for the Brown Hyena in South Africa?
- Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Brown Hyena at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Amakhala Game Reserve, Welgevonden Game Reserve, Madikwe Game Reserve, Marakele National Park and Mont Eco Private Game Reserve. 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 Brown Hyena in South Africa?
- The Brown Hyena is most recorded in Limpopo (29% of records), North West (24% of records), Northern Cape (20% of records), based on 536 iNaturalist observations. 35 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Brown Hyena on site or nearby.
- When is the best time to see the Brown Hyena?
- The Brown Hyena 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. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Amakhala Game Reserve: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Welgevonden Game Reserve: May-Sep, dry season; Madikwe Game Reserve: Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
- What is the conservation status of the Brown Hyena?
- The Brown Hyena (Parahyaena brunnea) is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
- What is the Brown Hyena?
- The brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea, formerly Parahyaena brunnea), also called strandwolf, is a species of hyena found in Namibia, Botswana, western and southern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique and South Africa. It is currently the rarest species of hyena. The largest remaining brown hyena population is located in the southern Kalahari Desert and coastal areas in Southwest Africa.