American Black Bear

Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

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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	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	80–90%
2	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
3	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
4	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	60–70%
5	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	60–70%
6	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	60–70%
7	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
8	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
9	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
10	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
11	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
12	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
13	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
14	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
15	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
16	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
17	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
18	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
19	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
20	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
21	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
22	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
23	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
24	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
25	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
26	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
27	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
28	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
29	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
30	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
31	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
32	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
33	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
34	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Black Bear in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

About 38% of visitor-days record a American Black Bear sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Black Bear in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for American Black Bear in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.