European Badger

Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park

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	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	30–40%
2	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	20–30%
3	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	20–30%
4	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	20–30%
5	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
6	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	10–20%
7	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	10–20%
8	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
9	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	0–10%
10	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	0–10%
11	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
12	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	Insufficient data
13	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
14	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
15	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	Insufficient data
16	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
17	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
18	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
19	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 28% of visitor-days record a European Badger sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 44 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

January has the highest sighting rate for European Badger in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.