Family

Bears

Ursidae

6 species in our catalog · found in 68 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC Endemic

Ursus arctos

90–100% · Very likely

Ursus americanus

Melursus ursinus

Tremarctos ornatus

Helarctos malayanus

Ursus thibetanus

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40

Jan

20–30

Feb

20–30

Mar

30–40

Apr

40–50

May

40–50

Jun

40–50

Jul

40–50

Aug

40–50

Sep

40–50

Oct

30–40

Nov

30–40

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Bears

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	90–100%
	Brown Bear			90–100%
2	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	80–90%
	American Black Bear			60–70%
	Brown Bear			60–70%
3	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	70–80%
	American Black Bear			70–80%
4	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	70–80%
	Brown Bear			50–60%
	American Black Bear			40–50%
5	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	70–80%
	American Black Bear			50–60%
	Brown Bear			40–50%
6	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	70–80%
	American Black Bear			50–60%
	Brown Bear			40–50%
7	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	70–80%
	American Black Bear			50–60%
	Brown Bear			40–50%
8	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	70–80%
	American Black Bear			60–70%
	Brown Bear			Insufficient data
9	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	70–80%
	Sloth Bear			70–80%
10	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	60–70%
	Brown Bear			50–60%
	American Black Bear			30–40%
11	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	60–70%
	American Black Bear			60–70%
12	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	60–70%
	American Black Bear			40–50%
	Brown Bear			30–40%
13	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	60–70%
	American Black Bear			60–70%
14	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	60–70%
	American Black Bear			40–50%
	Brown Bear			20–30%
15	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	60–70%
	American Black Bear			60–70%
16	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	50–60%
	American Black Bear			40–50%
	Brown Bear			20–30%
17	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	50–60%
	Brown Bear			50–60%
	American Black Bear			5–10%
18	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	50–60%
	American Black Bear			50–60%
19	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	50–60%
	Andean Bear			50–60%
20	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	40–50%
	American Black Bear			40–50%
21	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	40–50%
	Sun Bear			40–50%
	Asiatic Black Bear			Insufficient data
22	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	40–50%
	Sloth Bear			40–50%
23	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	40–50%
	American Black Bear			40–50%
24	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	40–50%
	Brown Bear			30–40%
	American Black Bear			Insufficient data
25	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	40–50%
	American Black Bear			40–50%
26	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	30–40%
	Sloth Bear			30–40%
27	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	30–40%
	Sloth Bear			30–40%
28	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	30–40%
	Sloth Bear			30–40%
29	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	30–40%
	Brown Bear			30–40%
30	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	30–40%
	American Black Bear			30–40%
31	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	30–40%
	Sloth Bear			30–40%
32	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	30–40%
	American Black Bear			30–40%
33	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	30–40%
	American Black Bear			30–40%
34	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	20–30%
	Sloth Bear			20–30%
35	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	20–30%
	American Black Bear			20–30%
36	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	20–30%
	American Black Bear			20–30%
37	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	20–30%
	Sun Bear			Insufficient data
38	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	20–30%
	Brown Bear			20–30%
39	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	10–20%
	Asiatic Black Bear			10–20%
	Sun Bear			Insufficient data
40	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	10–20%
	Andean Bear			Insufficient data
41	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	10–20%
	American Black Bear			10–20%
42	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	10–20%
	Brown Bear			10–20%
43	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	10–20%
	American Black Bear			10–20%
44	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1	10–20%
	Asiatic Black Bear			10–20%
45	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	American Black Bear			10–20%
46	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Sloth Bear			Insufficient data
47	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Sloth Bear			Insufficient data
48	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	10–20%
	Asiatic Black Bear			Insufficient data
49	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	5–10%
	Andean Bear			Insufficient data
50	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	5–10%
	Sloth Bear			Insufficient data
51	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	5–10%
	Sloth Bear			Insufficient data
52	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	5–10%
	Sun Bear			Insufficient data
53	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	5–10%
	Brown Bear			5–10%
54	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	5–10%
	Andean Bear			Insufficient data
55	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	5–10%
	Andean Bear			Insufficient data
56	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	5–10%
	Brown Bear			5–10%
57	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	5–10%
	American Black Bear			5–10%
58	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	5–10%
	American Black Bear			Insufficient data
59	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	5–10%
	American Black Bear			Insufficient data
60	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	5–10%
	Sun Bear			Insufficient data
61	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	5–10%
	American Black Bear			5–10%
62	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	5–10%
	Sun Bear			Insufficient data
63	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	5–10%
	American Black Bear			Insufficient data
64	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Brown Bear			<5%
65	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Andean Bear			Insufficient data
66	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Andean Bear			Insufficient data
67	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	American Black Bear			Insufficient data
68	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	American Black Bear			Insufficient data

Bears

Species in this group

Brown Bear

American Black Bear

Sloth Bear

Andean Bear

Sun Bear

Asiatic Black Bear

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Bears

Parks Ranked