American Bison

Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	90–100%
2	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	90–100%
3	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	90–100%
4	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	70–80%
5	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
6	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
7	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
8	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
9	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
10	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
11	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
12	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
13	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
14	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
15	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Bison in Badlands National Park?

About 90% of visitor-days record a American Bison sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 509 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Bison in Badlands National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for American Bison in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.