Caribou

Caribou

Rangifer tarandus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Cairngorms National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
20–30
May
0–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
0–10
Nov
0–10
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 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
2 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
3 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
4 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
30–40%
5 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
6 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
7 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
8 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
9 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
10 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
11 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
12 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Caribou in Cairngorms National Park?

About 21% of visitor-days record a Caribou sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Caribou in Cairngorms National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Caribou in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.

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