Elk

Elk

Alces alces

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Isle Royale National Park

Closest Relatives at Isle Royale National Park

Moose

Moose

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Alces americanus

50–60% · Likely
White-tailed Deer
LC Endemic

White-tailed Deer

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Odocoileus virginianus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
40–50
Feb
60–70
Mar
50–60
Apr
60–70
May
70–80
Jun
80–90
Jul
70–80
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
60–70
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

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

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
80–90%
2 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
70–80%
3 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
70–80%
4 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
70–80%
5 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
6 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
60–70%
7 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
60–70%
8 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
50–60%
9 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
10 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
50–60%
11 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
12 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
13 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
14 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
15 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
16 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
40–50%
17 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
18 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
19 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
20 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
21 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
22 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
23 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
24 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
25 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Elk in Isle Royale National Park?

About 74% of visitor-days record a Elk sighting in Isle Royale National Park, based on 127 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Elk in Isle Royale National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Elk in Isle Royale National Park in our monthly data.

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