Gray Seal

Closest Relatives at Cape Breton Highlands 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	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	40–50%
2	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
3	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	20–30%
4	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
5	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	10–20%
6	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gray Seal in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

About 34% of visitor-days record a Gray Seal sighting in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Gray Seal in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Gray Seal in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in our monthly data.