Europe's Big Five: Where to See Each One

Q: Where can you see Europe's Big Five?

Across several parks. No single park in our data has all 5, so it takes more than one trip. Where each is easiest: brown bear in Katmai National Park (over 90%), wolf in Isle Royale National Park (about 60%), lynx in Doñana National Park (about 30%), wolverine in Kluane National Park (about 10%) and european bison in Białowieża National Park (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report it on a given day.

Q: How do you complete Europe's Big Five on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen. Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Europe's Big Five three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

The checklist: 5 animals

LC

Ursus arctos

Daily sighting probability >90% · Very likely

LC

Canis lupus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

VU

Lynx pardinus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Gulo gulo

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bison bonasus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Katmai National Park

—Jan

—Feb

—Mar

—Apr

>90%

May

>90%

Jun

>90%

Jul

>90%

Aug

>90%

Sep

—Oct

—Nov

—Dec

Time of day

Where they are recorded most Parks with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	Any of them in 3 days
1	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	>90%
	Brown Bear			>90%
	Gray Wolf			~90%
2	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	>90%
	Brown Bear			>90%
	Gray Wolf			~60%
	Wolverine			~30%
3	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	>90%
	Brown Bear			>90%
	Gray Wolf			~80%
4	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 5	>90%
	Gray Wolf			~80%
	Wisent			>90%
5	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	>90%
	Brown Bear			~90%
	Gray Wolf			~50%
	Wolverine			~30%
6	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~90%
	Gray Wolf			~90%
7	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~90%
	Brown Bear			~90%
	Gray Wolf			~20%
	Wolverine			~20%
8	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~90%
	Brown Bear			~90%
9	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	~90%
	Brown Bear			~80%
	Gray Wolf			~30%
10	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~90%
	Brown Bear			~80%
	Gray Wolf			~30%
11	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	2 of 5	~80%
	Brown Bear			~80%
	Eurasian Lynx			~30%
12	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	~80%
	Brown Bear			~70%
	Gray Wolf			~40%
13	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	~80%
	Brown Bear			~60%
	Gray Wolf			~30%
	Wolverine			~20%
14	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	~70%
	Gray Wolf			~70%
15	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~60%
	Iberian Lynx			~60%
16	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~60%
	Gray Wolf			~60%
17	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 5	~60%
	Gray Wolf			~60%
18	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~50%
	Eurasian Lynx			~50%
19	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~50%
	Brown Bear			~50%
20	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~50%
	Brown Bear			~50%
21	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 5	~40%
	Gray Wolf			~40%
22	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	~40%
	Gray Wolf			~40%
23	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~30%
	Gray Wolf			~30%
24	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	~30%
	Gray Wolf			~30%
25	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~30%
	Brown Bear			~30%
26	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	~20%
	Eurasian Lynx			~20%
27	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	~20%
	Gray Wolf			~20%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Ähtäri Zoo	🇫🇮 Finland	5 of 5 in captivity
2	Зоопарк ХІІ Місяців	🇺🇦 Ukraine	5 of 5 in captivity
3	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	4 of 5 in captivity
4	Cabarceno Natural Park	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 5 in captivity
5	Ranua Wildlife Park	🇫🇮 Finland	4 of 5 in captivity
6	Africarium	🇵🇱 Poland	4 of 5 in captivity
7	Alpenzoo Innsbruck	🇦🇹 Austria	4 of 5 in captivity
8	bioparco	🇮🇹 Italy	4 of 5 in captivity
9	Bristol Zoo Project	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 5 in captivity
10	Centro de Recuperación de Rapaces Brinzal	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 5 in captivity
11	Cherkasy Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	4 of 5 in captivity
12	Highland Wildlife Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 5 in captivity
13	Parc animalier de Sainte-Croix	🇫🇷 France	4 of 5 in captivity
14	Parque Faunístico de Lacuniacha	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 5 in captivity
15	Polar Park	🇳🇴 Norway	4 of 5 in captivity
16	Santillana Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 5 in captivity
17	Wild- und Erlebnispark Ferleiten	🇦🇹 Austria	4 of 5 in captivity
18	Wildpark Gangelt	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 5 in captivity
19	Wildpark Poing	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 5 in captivity
20	Wisentgehege Springe	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 5 in captivity

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Where each one is easiest to see

Animal	Park	Country	In 1 day
Brown bear	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	>90%
Wolf	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~60%
Lynx	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~30%
Wolverine	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
European bison	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~90%

Before you go

Where can you see Europe's Big Five?

Across several parks

No single park in our data has all 5, so it takes more than one trip. Where each is easiest: brown bear in Katmai National Park (over 90%), wolf in Isle Royale National Park (about 60%), lynx in Doñana National Park (about 30%), wolverine in Kluane National Park (about 10%) and european bison in Białowieża National Park (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report it on a given day.

How do you complete Europe's Big Five on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen

Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Europe's Big Five three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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Europe's Big Five

The checklist: 5 animals

Brown Bear

Gray Wolf

Iberian Lynx

Wolverine

Wisent

Where to go

Month by month

Month by month

Month by month

Month by month at Katmai National Park

Month by month at Katmai National Park

Month by month at Katmai National Park

Time of day

Parks

Zoos & centres

Where each one is easiest to see

Before you go

Where can you see Europe's Big Five?

How do you complete Europe's Big Five on Wallace's Line?