Where to see the Striped Hyena
Hyaena hyaena · mammal · Hyaenidae
Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) is recorded in 16 protected areas and wildlife sites across 3 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are محمية جبل الكرمل (Israel), Panna National Park (India) and Ranthambore National Park (India).
Where is the best place to see the Striped Hyena?
Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Striped Hyena are محمية جبل الكرمل (Israel), Panna National Park (India) and Ranthambore National Park (India). Most sites are in Israel (6), Nepal (6) and India (4). It appears in 2 trip reports in our library.
Top 16 places for the Striped Hyena
| # | Place | Country | GBIF records | Years | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | محمية جبل الكرمل | Israel | 43 | 2012–2015 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 2 | Panna National Park | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 3 | Ranthambore National Park | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 4 | Gir National Park | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 5 | National Chambal Sanctuary | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 6 | Shemurat Naẖal Soreq | Israel | 24 | 2012 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 7 | Mount Carmel National Park | Israel | 13 | 2012–2019 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 8 | Shukla Phanta National Park | Nepal | 10 | 1905 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 9 | Banke National Park | Nepal | 10 | – | Recorded on GBIF |
| 10 | Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve | Nepal | 9 | – | Recorded on GBIF |
| 11 | Parsa National Park | Nepal | 9 | – | Recorded on GBIF |
| 12 | Bardiya National Park | Nepal | 9 | – | Recorded on GBIF |
| 13 | Chitwan National Park | Nepal | 8 | – | Recorded on GBIF |
| 14 | Tzukei Shayarot Nature Reserve | Israel | 6 | 2014 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 15 | Shmurat Tel Qeriyyot | Israel | 5 | 2014 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 16 | Ein Gedi | Israel | 4 | 2005–2018 | Recorded on GBIF |
By country
Israel: 6, Nepal: 6 and India: 4.
Seen on trips
The Striped Hyena is recorded in these trip reports:
- Gujarat Mammal Watching Trip Report, December 2013: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Gujarat and Agra Mammal Watching Trip Report 2007 — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
Tours that have recorded it
- Gujarat Desert Mammal Tour — Royle Safaris
In our guides
Read the full species account in our India 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 محمية جبل الكرملPhoto: (c) موسی مزینانیان Mousa Mazinanian, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC-BY.
GBIF downloads: Israel, India, Nepal.
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.