American Marten

Closest Relatives at Banff National Park

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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	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
2	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
3	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
4	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
5	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
6	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
7	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
8	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Marten in Banff National Park?

About 17% of visitor-days record a American Marten sighting in Banff National Park, based on 72 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Marten in Banff National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for American Marten in Banff National Park in our monthly data.