Canada Lynx

Canada Lynx

Lynx canadensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Jasper National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
3 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
4 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
5 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
7 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
8 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
9 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
10 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
11 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
12 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
13 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Canada Lynx in Jasper National Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Canada Lynx sighting in Jasper National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Canada Lynx in Jasper National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Canada Lynx in Jasper National Park in our monthly data.

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