Moose
Alces americanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyCervidae (Cèrvids)
- GenusAlces (True Moose)
- SpeciesAlces americanus (Moose)
Closest Relatives at Glacier National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 12 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 13 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Wood Buffalo National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 17 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 18 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Moose in Glacier National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Moose sighting in Glacier National Park, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Moose in Glacier National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Moose in Glacier National Park in our monthly data.