Elk

Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

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	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	80–90%
2	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	70–80%
3	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
4	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
5	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
6	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	60–70%
7	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	60–70%
8	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
9	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
10	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
11	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
12	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
13	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
14	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
15	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
16	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	40–50%
17	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
18	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
19	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
20	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
21	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
22	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
23	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
24	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	Insufficient data
25	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 49% of visitor-days record a Elk sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 45 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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