Waar om die Black-backed Jackal in Suid-Afrika te sien

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Black-backed Jackal at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kruger National Park, Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve and Timbavati Private Nature Reserve and other reserves. 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.

The Black-backed Jackal is most recorded in Eastern Cape (17% of records), Limpopo (17% of records), Northern Cape (16% of records), based on 2,949 iNaturalist observations. 55 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Black-backed Jackal on site or nearby.

The Black-backed Jackal 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. uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Sabi Sand Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep optimal. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The black-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas) is a medium sized canine native to eastern and southern Africa. These regions are separated by roughly 900 kilometers.