Brown 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	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	90–100%
2	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
3	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	60–70%
4	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
5	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
6	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
7	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
8	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
9	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	30–40%
10	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
11	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
12	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
13	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
14	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
15	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
16	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	0–10%
17	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	0–10%
18	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
19	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 52% of visitor-days record a Brown Bear sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 50 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

October has the highest sighting rate for Brown Bear in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.