Canada Lynx

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	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
2	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
3	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
4	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
5	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
6	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
7	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
8	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
9	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
10	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
11	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
12	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
13	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Canada Lynx in Banff National Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Canada Lynx sighting in Banff National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Canada Lynx in Banff National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Canada Lynx in Banff National Park in our monthly data.