Brown Bear

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Grand Teton National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
40–50
Feb
0–10
Mar
30–40
Apr
60–70
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
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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 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
90–100%
2 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
3 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
60–70%
4 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
5 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
6 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
7 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
8 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
9 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
30–40%
10 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
11 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
12 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
13 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
14 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
15 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
16 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
0–10%
17 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
0–10%
18 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
19 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Bear in Grand Teton National Park?

About 44% of visitor-days record a Brown Bear sighting in Grand Teton National Park, based on 202 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Brown Bear in Grand Teton National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Brown Bear in Grand Teton National Park in our monthly data.

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