American Bison

Closest Relatives at Great Bear Rainforest

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	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	90–100%
2	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	90–100%
3	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	90–100%
4	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	70–80%
5	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
6	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
7	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
8	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
9	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
10	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
11	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
12	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
13	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
14	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
15	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data