European Badger

European Badger

Meles meles

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · Rare
overall probability at Wadden Sea National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
<5
Nov
0–10
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 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
30–40%
2 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
3 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
4 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
5 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
6 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
7 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
8 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
9 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
0–10%
10 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
0–10%
11 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
12 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
13 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
14 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
15 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
16 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
17 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
18 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
19 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a European Badger in Wadden Sea National Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a European Badger sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see European Badger in Wadden Sea National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for European Badger in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.

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