American Beaver

Closest Relatives at Shenandoah 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	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	70–80%
2	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
3	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
4	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
5	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
6	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
7	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
8	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
9	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
10	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
11	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
12	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
13	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
14	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
15	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
16	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
17	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
18	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
19	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
20	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
21	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
22	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
23	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
24	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
25	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
26	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
27	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
28	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
29	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
30	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
31	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
32	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
33	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
34	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
35	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Beaver in Shenandoah National Park?

About 15% of visitor-days record a American Beaver sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 59 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Beaver in Shenandoah National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for American Beaver in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.