Wolverine

Wolverine

Gulo gulo

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Banff National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
<5
Aug
0–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
3 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
4 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
5 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
6 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
7 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
8 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
9 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
10 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 6% of visitor-days record a Wolverine sighting in Banff National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

January has the highest sighting rate for Wolverine in Banff National Park in our monthly data.

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