American Beaver

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Voyageurs National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
20–30
Jun
40–50
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
0–10
Oct
40–50
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Voyageurs National Park?

About 27% of visitor-days record a American Beaver sighting in Voyageurs National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

November has the highest sighting rate for American Beaver in Voyageurs National Park in our monthly data.

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