Family

Bears

Ursidae

6 species in our catalog · found in 71 parks

Species in this group

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

Ursus arctos

Daily sighting probability >90% · Very likely

Ursus americanus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Melursus ursinus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Tremarctos ornatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Helarctos malayanus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Ursus thibetanus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~30%

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	Daily sighting probability
1	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	>90%
	Brown Bear			>90%
2	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~90%
	American Black Bear			~70%
	Brown Bear			~70%
3	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~80%
	American Black Bear			~80%
4	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~80%
	Brown Bear			~60%
	American Black Bear			~40%
5	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~80%
	American Black Bear			~60%
	Brown Bear			~40%
6	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~80%
	Sloth Bear			~80%
7	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~80%
	American Black Bear			~60%
	Brown Bear			~40%
8	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~80%
	American Black Bear			~60%
	Brown Bear			Insufficient data
9	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~70%
	American Black Bear			~50%
	Brown Bear			~50%
10	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	~70%
	American Black Bear			~70%
11	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~70%
	Brown Bear			~50%
	American Black Bear			~40%
12	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~70%
	American Black Bear			~50%
	Brown Bear			~40%
13	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~70%
	American Black Bear			~70%
14	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~70%
	American Black Bear			~70%
15	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~60%
	American Black Bear			~50%
	Brown Bear			~30%
16	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~60%
	American Black Bear			~50%
	Brown Bear			~30%
17	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~60%
	Brown Bear			~50%
	American Black Bear			~10%
18	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~50%
	American Black Bear			~50%
19	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~50%
	Andean Bear			~50%
20	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~50%
	Sun Bear			~50%
	Asiatic Black Bear			Insufficient data
21	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~50%
	American Black Bear			~50%
22	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~50%
	Brown Bear			Insufficient data
	American Black Bear			Insufficient data
23	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~50%
	Sloth Bear			~50%
24	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~40%
	American Black Bear			~40%
25	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~40%
	American Black Bear			~40%
26	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	Sloth Bear			~40%
27	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~40%
	Sloth Bear			~40%
28	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	Sloth Bear			~40%
29	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	~40%
	Brown Bear			~40%
30	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~40%
	American Black Bear			~40%
31	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	Sloth Bear			~40%
32	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~40%
	American Black Bear			~40%
33	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	American Black Bear			~30%
34	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Sloth Bear			~30%
35	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	American Black Bear			~30%
36	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	American Black Bear			~30%
37	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~30%
	Sun Bear			Insufficient data
38	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	~20%
	Brown Bear			Insufficient data
39	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~20%
	Asiatic Black Bear			~20%
	Sun Bear			Insufficient data
40	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~20%
	Andean Bear			Insufficient data
41	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~20%
	Brown Bear			~20%
42	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	American Black Bear			~20%
43	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1	~20%
	Asiatic Black Bear			~20%
44	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	American Black Bear			~20%
45	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Sloth Bear			~20%
46	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~20%
	Sun Bear			~20%
47	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~10%
	Sun Bear			Insufficient data
48	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1	~10%
	Brown Bear			Insufficient data
49	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Sloth Bear			Insufficient data
50	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~10%
	Asiatic Black Bear			Insufficient data
51	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Andean Bear			Insufficient data
52	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Sloth Bear			Insufficient data
53	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Sloth Bear			Insufficient data
54	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Sun Bear			Insufficient data
55	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Brown Bear			~10%
56	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Andean Bear			Insufficient data
57	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Andean Bear			Insufficient data
58	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	~10%
	Brown Bear			~10%
59	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	American Black Bear			~10%
60	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	American Black Bear			Insufficient data
61	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	American Black Bear			Insufficient data
62	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Sun Bear			Insufficient data
63	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	American Black Bear			~10%
64	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~10%
	Sun Bear			Insufficient data
65	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	American Black Bear			~10%
66	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	American Black Bear			~10%
67	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Brown Bear			~10%
68	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Andean Bear			Insufficient data
69	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Andean Bear			Insufficient data
70	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	American Black Bear			Insufficient data
71	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

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Bears

Parks Ranked