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

American Bison

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Bison bison

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely
Wisent

Wisent

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Bison bonasus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~70%
Jan
~70%
Feb
~70%
Mar
~70%
Apr
~70%
May
~70%
Jun
~70%
Jul
~70%
Aug
~70%
Sep
~70%
Oct
~70%
Nov
~70%
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

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~90%
2 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~90%
3 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~90%
4 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
~90%
5 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~70%
6 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~60%
7 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~50%
8 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~30%
9 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~20%
10 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~20%
11 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
12 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~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%