California Sea Lion

Closest Relatives at Channel Islands 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	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
2	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
3	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
4	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
5	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
6	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a California Sea Lion in Channel Islands National Park?

About 55% of visitor-days record a California Sea Lion sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 628 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see California Sea Lion in Channel Islands National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for California Sea Lion in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.