Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyUrsidae (Bears)
- GenusUrsus (Holarctic Bears)
- SpeciesUrsus arctos (Brown Bear)
Closest Relatives at Great Bear Rainforest
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris
Northern Sea Lion
Eumetopias jubatus
Northern River Otter
Lontra canadensis
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
Pacific Marten
Martes caurina
California Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Stoat
Mustela erminea
📅 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 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 10 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Gates of the Arctic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 13 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 15 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 16 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 17 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 18 | Nahanni National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 19 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia |
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.