Family

Bears

Ursidae

6 species in our catalog · found in 68 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC Endemic

Ursus arctos

90–100% · Very likely

Ursus americanus

Melursus ursinus

Tremarctos ornatus

Helarctos malayanus

Ursus thibetanus

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40

Jan

20–30

Feb

30–40

Mar

30–40

Apr

40–50

May

40–50

Jun

40–50

Jul

40–50

Aug

40–50

Sep

40–50

Oct

30–40

Nov

30–40

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Bears

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	90–100%
	Brown Bear			90–100%
2	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	90–100%
	American Black Bear			70–80%
	Brown Bear			60–70%
3	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	80–90%
	American Black Bear			80–90%
4	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	70–80%
	Brown Bear			60–70%
	American Black Bear			40–50%
5	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	70–80%
	American Black Bear			50–60%
	Brown Bear			40–50%
6	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	70–80%
	American Black Bear			50–60%
	Brown Bear			40–50%
7	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	70–80%
	Sloth Bear			70–80%
8	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	70–80%
	American Black Bear			60–70%
	Brown Bear			Insufficient data
9	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	70–80%
	American Black Bear			50–60%
	Brown Bear			40–50%
10	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	70–80%
	American Black Bear			70–80%
11	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	70–80%
	Brown Bear			50–60%
	American Black Bear			30–40%
12	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	60–70%
	American Black Bear			40–50%
	Brown Bear			30–40%
13	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	60–70%
	American Black Bear			60–70%
14	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	60–70%
	American Black Bear			60–70%
15	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	60–70%
	American Black Bear			40–50%
	Brown Bear			30–40%
16	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	60–70%
	American Black Bear			40–50%
	Brown Bear			20–30%
17	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	50–60%
	Brown Bear			50–60%
	American Black Bear			0–10%
18	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	50–60%
	American Black Bear			50–60%
19	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	40–50%
	Andean Bear			40–50%
20	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	40–50%
	American Black Bear			40–50%
21	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	40–50%
	Sun Bear			40–50%
	Asiatic Black Bear			Insufficient data
22	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	40–50%
	Brown Bear			30–40%
	American Black Bear			Insufficient data
23	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	40–50%
	Sloth Bear			40–50%
24	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	40–50%
	American Black Bear			40–50%
25	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	40–50%
	American Black Bear			40–50%
26	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	40–50%
	Sloth Bear			40–50%
27	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	40–50%
	Sloth Bear			40–50%
28	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	40–50%
	Sloth Bear			40–50%
29	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	30–40%
	Brown Bear			30–40%
30	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	30–40%
	American Black Bear			30–40%
31	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	30–40%
	Sloth Bear			30–40%
32	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	30–40%
	American Black Bear			30–40%
33	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	30–40%
	American Black Bear			30–40%
34	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	20–30%
	Sloth Bear			20–30%
35	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	20–30%
	American Black Bear			20–30%
36	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	20–30%
	American Black Bear			20–30%
37	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	20–30%
	Sun Bear			Insufficient data
38	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	20–30%
	Brown Bear			Insufficient data
39	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	20–30%
	Asiatic Black Bear			10–20%
	Sun Bear			Insufficient data
40	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	20–30%
	American Black Bear			20–30%
41	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	20–30%
	Andean Bear			Insufficient data
42	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	10–20%
	American Black Bear			10–20%
43	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1	10–20%
	Asiatic Black Bear			10–20%
44	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	American Black Bear			10–20%
45	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Sloth Bear			Insufficient data
46	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Sloth Bear			Insufficient data
47	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	10–20%
	Brown Bear			10–20%
48	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Sloth Bear			Insufficient data
49	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	10–20%
	Asiatic Black Bear			Insufficient data
50	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	10–20%
	Sun Bear			Insufficient data
51	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	10–20%
	Andean Bear			Insufficient data
52	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	10–20%
	Brown Bear			10–20%
53	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Sloth Bear			Insufficient data
54	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	0–10%
	Andean Bear			Insufficient data
55	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	0–10%
	Andean Bear			Insufficient data
56	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	American Black Bear			0–10%
57	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	American Black Bear			Insufficient data
58	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	American Black Bear			Insufficient data
59	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	0–10%
	Sun Bear			Insufficient data
60	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	American Black Bear			0–10%
61	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	0–10%
	Sun Bear			Insufficient data
62	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	American Black Bear			Insufficient data
63	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	0–10%
	Brown Bear			0–10%
64	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	0–10%
	Brown Bear			0–10%
65	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	0–10%
	Andean Bear			Insufficient data
66	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	0–10%
	Andean Bear			Insufficient data
67	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	American Black Bear			Insufficient data
68	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	American Black Bear			Insufficient data

Bears

Species in this group

Brown Bear

American Black Bear

Sloth Bear

Andean Bear

Sun Bear

Asiatic Black Bear

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Bears

Parks Ranked