Bighorn Sheep

Bighorn Sheep

Ovis canadensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
90–100% · Very likely
overall probability at Badlands National Park

Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park

American Bison
NT

American Bison

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Bison bison

90–100% · Very likely
Pronghorn
LC Endemic

Pronghorn

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Antilocapra americana

70–80% · Very likely
Mule Deer
LC Endemic

Mule Deer

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Odocoileus hemionus

70–80% · Likely
White-tailed Deer
LC Endemic

White-tailed Deer

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Odocoileus virginianus

10–20% · Possible
Red Deer
LC

Red Deer

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Cervus elaphus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

90–100
Jan
90–100
Feb
90–100
Mar
90–100
Apr
90–100
May
90–100
Jun
90–100
Jul
90–100
Aug
90–100
Sep
90–100
Oct
90–100
Nov
90–100
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
90–100%
2 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
70–80%
3 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
70–80%
4 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
70–80%
5 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
70–80%
6 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
7 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
8 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
9 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
10 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
11 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
12 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
13 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
14 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
15 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
16 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bighorn Sheep in Badlands National Park?

About 93% of visitor-days record a Bighorn Sheep sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 664 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Bighorn Sheep in Badlands National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Bighorn Sheep in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.

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