Bobcat

Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park

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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	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
2	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
3	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
4	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
5	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
6	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
8	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
9	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
10	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
11	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
12	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
13	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
14	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
15	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
16	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
18	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
19	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
20	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
21	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
22	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
23	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
24	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bobcat in Joshua Tree National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Bobcat sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Bobcat in Joshua Tree National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Bobcat in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.