What national park has the most lions?

The Mara-Serengeti ecosystem includes the Masai Mara in Kenya and the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. Hosting the Great Wildebeest Migration, the largest terrestrial mammal migration in the world, it's no wonder that this is home to the highest density of lions on the continent.



People Also Ask

It shouldn't come as a surprise that Tanzania, the home of the great wildebeest migration, also has the largest population and density of African lions. Of Tanzania's 15,000 lions, at least 3,000 live in Serengeti National Park in northern Tanzania.

MORE DETAILS

5 parks with the largest lion populations
  • Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)
  • Serengeti National Park (Tanzania) and Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
  • Ruaha National Park (Tanzania)
  • Kruger National Park (South Africa)
  • Hwange National Park (Zimbabwe)
  • Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania)


MORE DETAILS

The Serengeti Ecosystem, spanning northern Tanzania and southern Kenya, is the best wilderness region to see lions in Africa when it comes to numbers, hosting the largest populations on the continent.

MORE DETAILS

Yellowstone National Park Come for world-renowned geysers, stay for the mind-blowing animal sightings. Yellowstone National Park has the lower 48 states' largest concentration of mammals, including bighorn sheep, bison, moose, wolves, mountain lions, and grizzly bears.

MORE DETAILS

Approximately 850 to 900 lions live within the Masai Mara National Reserve and surrounding conservancies. The Mara-ecosystem is one of the world's premier locations to spot this mighty beast in the wild.

MORE DETAILS