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Where to see the Golden Jackal

Canis aureus · mammal · Canidae

Golden Jackal (Canis aureus) is recorded in 63 protected areas and wildlife sites across 10 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Mount Carmel National Park (Israel), Shemurat Har Meron (Israel) and Shemurat Naẖal Soreq (Israel).

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Where is the best place to see the Golden Jackal?

Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Golden Jackal are Mount Carmel National Park (Israel), Shemurat Har Meron (Israel) and Shemurat Naẖal Soreq (Israel). Most sites are in Israel (19), India (17) and Greece (9). It appears in 7 trip reports in our library.

Top 25 places for the Golden Jackal

#PlaceCountryGBIF recordsYearsEvidence
1Mount Carmel National ParkIsrael5132012–2025Recorded on GBIF
2Shemurat Har MeronIsrael4092012–2018Recorded on GBIF
3Shemurat Naẖal SoreqIsrael2562012Recorded on GBIF
4محمية جبل الكرملIsrael1912012–2017Recorded on GBIF
5محمية وادي كزيفIsrael482012Recorded on GBIF
6Monfourt National ParkIsrael482012Recorded on GBIF
7Har HaTayasim Nature ReserveIsrael422012–2013Recorded on GBIF
8Daroji Sloth Bear SanctuaryIndia––Reported by our guide
9Sultanpur National ParkIndia––Reported by our guide
10Daroji Bear Sanctuary (south)India––Reported by our guide
11Kevladev National ParkIndia391987–2025Recorded on GBIF
12National Park of Eastern Macedonia and ThraceGreece282008–2026Recorded on GBIF
13Har Yavne'el Nature ReserveIsrael232014Recorded on GBIF
14Kanha National ParkIndia182008–2026Recorded on GBIF
15Κοτζά Ορμάν Νέστου Δήμου ΤοπείρουGreece182008–2025Recorded on GBIF
16Yala National ParkSri Lanka171994–2026Recorded on GBIF
17Shmurat Tel QeriyyotIsrael172010–2014Recorded on GBIF
18Judean Mountains National ParkIsrael172011–2013Recorded on GBIF
19Lake Kerkini WetlandGreece172016–2026Recorded on GBIF
20Limni Kerkini - Krousia - Koryfes Orous Beles, Angistro - CharopoGreece172016–2026Recorded on GBIF
21Parco nazionale dei Monti RodopiGreece162016–2026Recorded on GBIF
22Chitwan National ParkNepal132013–2025Recorded on GBIF
23Koshi Tappu Wildlife ReserveNepal122018–2026Recorded on GBIF
24Serengeti National ParkTanzania121928–2012Recorded on GBIF
25Ngorongoro Conservation AreaTanzania111980–2024Recorded on GBIF

38 more places in the interactive map.

By country

Israel: 19, India: 17, Greece: 9, Sri Lanka: 4, Nepal: 3, Bulgaria: 3, Tanzania: 2, Montenegro: 2, Ukraine: 2 and Iran: 2.

Seen on trips

The Golden Jackal is recorded in these trip reports:

Tours that have recorded it

In our guides

Read the full species account in our Sri Lanka guide, India guide, Thailand guide, Nepal guide.

Take it with you

Build a free printable field guide or e-book for any of these places, with photos and a checklist.

Make a field guide for Mount Carmel National Park

Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, CC BY 4.0.

GBIF downloads: Israel, India, Greece, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tanzania, Montenegro, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Iran.

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.