Where to see
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Białowieża National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Eurasian Beaver during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 3 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 7 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
Białowieża National Park
In Białowieża National Park, Poland, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Beaver sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Plitvice Lakes National Park and more
After Białowieża National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Eurasian Beaver are in Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia, about 40%), Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 40%) and Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February and December in Białowieża National Park (about 80%), April in Plitvice Lakes National Park (about 70%) and February and March in Biebrza National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Eurasian Beaver on a given day. Each park's Eurasian Beaver page has the full month-by-month chart.
