Gray Whale

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	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	60–70%
2	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
3	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
4	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
5	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
6	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
7	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
8	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gray Whale in Channel Islands National Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Gray Whale sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 60 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Gray Whale in Channel Islands National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Gray Whale in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.