Brown Bear

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Great Bear Rainforest

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
0–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
20–30
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Great Bear Rainforest?

About 27% of visitor-days record a Brown Bear sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 223 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Brown Bear in Great Bear Rainforest?

September has the highest sighting rate for Brown Bear in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.

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