
Wildlife
The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also known as cape hunting dog, African hunting dog, African painted dog, painted hunting dog or painted wolf, is a canid native to Sub-Saharan Africa.
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.
Curve from 1,415 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where African Wild Dog is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,415 records, iNaturalist
1 result in Limpopo
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IUCN Red List
Endangered
Species
Lycaon pictus
Records
1 415
iNaturalist observations
Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.
A record means a host has seen the African Wild Dog on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
The African Wild Dog is most recorded in Mpumalanga (62% of records), Limpopo (23% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (8% of records), based on 1 415 iNaturalist observations. 1 place to stay on Spekboom in Limpopo has recorded the African Wild Dog on site or nearby.
The African Wild Dog is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
The African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also known as cape hunting dog, African hunting dog, African painted dog, painted hunting dog or painted wolf, is a canid native to Sub-Saharan Africa.