Bison

Genus

Bison

Bison

2 species in our catalog · found in 17 parks

Species in this group

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

American Bison
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American Bison

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Bison bison

90–100% · Very likely
wisent

wisent

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Bison bonasus

80–90% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

70–80
Jan
60–70
Feb
70–80
Mar
60–70
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
70–80
Jul
70–80
Aug
70–80
Sep
70–80
Oct
60–70
Nov
70–80
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Bison

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

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
90–100%
2 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
90–100%
3 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
90–100%
4 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
80–90%
5 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
70–80%
6 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
50–60%
7 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
40–50%
8 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
30–40%
9 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
20–30%
10 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
20–30%
11 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
12 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
13 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
14 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
15 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
16 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
17 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%