Where to see
Capra ibex
Mercantour National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Alpine Ibex during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 4 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 5 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Mercantour National Park
In Mercantour National Park, France, about 80% of wildlife watchers report an Alpine Ibex sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Vanoise National Park and more
After Mercantour National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Alpine Ibex are in Vanoise National Park (France, about 80%), Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 50%) and Hohe Tauern National Park (Austria, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August and September in Mercantour National Park (about 90%), May in Vanoise National Park (about 90%) and July in Triglav National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Alpine Ibex on a given day. Each park's Alpine Ibex page has the full month-by-month chart.
