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Where to see the Sambar

Rusa unicolor · mammal · Cervidae

Sambar (Rusa unicolor) is recorded in 277 protected areas and wildlife sites across 10 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Alpine National Park (Australia), Alpine National Park Wonnangatta Moroka Unit (Australia) and Alpine National Park Cobberas Tingaringy Unit (Australia).

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Where is the best place to see the Sambar?

Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Sambar are Alpine National Park (Australia), Alpine National Park Wonnangatta Moroka Unit (Australia) and Alpine National Park Cobberas Tingaringy Unit (Australia). Most sites are in Australia (242), India (12) and Nepal (4). It appears in 24 trip reports in our library.

Top 25 places for the Sambar

#PlaceCountryGBIF recordsYearsEvidence
1Alpine National ParkAustralia4,9341977–2025Recorded on GBIF
2Alpine National Park Wonnangatta Moroka UnitAustralia4,9321977–2025Recorded on GBIF
3Alpine National Park Cobberas Tingaringy UnitAustralia4,9321977–2025Recorded on GBIF
4Alpine National Park Bogong UnitAustralia4,9321977–2025Recorded on GBIF
5Alpine National Park Dartmouth UnitAustralia4,9321977–2025Recorded on GBIF
6Warrandyte State ParkAustralia2,4522014–2025Recorded on GBIF
7Snowy River Heritage RiverAustralia2,4211979–2025Recorded on GBIF
8Snowy River National ParkAustralia2,0021979–2024Recorded on GBIF
9Mount Buffalo National ParkAustralia1,2972003–2025Recorded on GBIF
10Bunyip State ParkAustralia9451997–2024Recorded on GBIF
11Lake Tyers State ParkAustralia9031986–2024Recorded on GBIF
12Croajingolong National ParkAustralia8962016–2025Recorded on GBIF
13Bemm, Goolengook, Arte and Errinundra Rivers Heritage RiverAustralia6761983–2024Recorded on GBIF
14Kosciuszko National ParkAustralia6111977–2026Recorded on GBIF
15KosciuszkoAustralia6011977–2026Recorded on GBIF
16Snowy River Wilderness ZoneAustralia5432015–2024Recorded on GBIF
17Cape Conran Coastal Park Conservation ParkAustralia5302017–2024Recorded on GBIF
18Cape Conran Coastal ParkAustralia5302017–2024Recorded on GBIF
19Errinundra National ParkAustralia4222016–2024Recorded on GBIF
20Upper Snowy Area Remote and Natural AreaAustralia4132009–2024Recorded on GBIF
21Anaimalai Tiger ReserveIndia3831999–2026Recorded on GBIF
22Mount Lawson State ParkAustralia3512006–2024Recorded on GBIF
23Bogong Remote and Natural AreaAustralia3412019–2024Recorded on GBIF
24Wabba Wilderness ParkAustralia3372021–2023Recorded on GBIF
25Bundara - Cobungra Remote and Natural AreaAustralia3272004–2024Recorded on GBIF

252 more places in the interactive map.

By country

Australia: 242, India: 12, Nepal: 4, Sri Lanka: 4, Thailand: 3, Indonesia: 3, Cambodia: 3, Taiwan: 2, Malaysia: 2 and Laos: 2.

Seen on trips

The Sambar is recorded in these trip reports:

and 14 more.

Tours that have recorded it

In our guides

Read the full species account in our Borneo guide, Sumatra guide, Singapore guide, Sri Lanka 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 Alpine National Park

Photo: spacegecko, CC-BY.

GBIF downloads: Australia, India, Nepal, Taiwan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia.

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.