Coyote

Closest Relatives at Yosemite 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	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
2	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
3	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
4	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
5	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
6	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
7	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
8	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
9	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
10	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
11	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
12	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
13	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
14	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
15	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
16	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
17	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
18	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
19	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
20	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
21	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
22	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
23	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
24	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
25	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
26	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
27	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
28	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
29	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
30	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
31	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
32	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
33	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
34	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
35	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
37	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
39	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
40	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
41	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
42	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
43	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
44	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
45	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
46	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
47	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
48	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
49	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
50	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
51	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
52	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
53	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
54	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
55	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
56	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Coyote in Yosemite National Park?

About 35% of visitor-days record a Coyote sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 240 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Coyote in Yosemite National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Coyote in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.