Bighorn Sheep

Bighorn Sheep

Ovis canadensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Glacier National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
60–70
Jun
70–80
Jul
70–80
Aug
70–80
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
90–100%
2 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
70–80%
3 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
70–80%
4 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
70–80%
5 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
70–80%
6 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
7 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
8 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
9 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
10 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
11 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
12 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
13 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
14 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
15 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
16 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bighorn Sheep in Glacier National Park?

About 72% of visitor-days record a Bighorn Sheep sighting in Glacier National Park, based on 670 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Bighorn Sheep in Glacier National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Bighorn Sheep in Glacier National Park in our monthly data.

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