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Urban Mammals of Europe

Q: Where is the best place to see Urban Mammals of Europe?

Białowieża National Park. In Białowieża National Park, Poland, the chance of seeing all 3 (red fox, hedgehog and red squirrel) on the same day is about 10%, the highest of the 30 places where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 50%. Next come Berlin (under 5% a day), Kharkiv (under 5% a day) and Kyiv (under 5% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Q: Which of Urban Mammals of Europe is hardest to see?

Hedgehog. In Białowieża National Park, the best place for Urban Mammals of Europe, about about 30% of wildlife watchers report the hedgehog on a given day, against about 50% for the red fox. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

Q: How do you complete Urban Mammals of Europe 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 Urban Mammals of Europe three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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The checklist: 3 animals

Vulpes vulpes

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Erinaceus europaeus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Sciurus vulgaris

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Białowieża National Park

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~60%

May

~50%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~40%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~10%

Dec

Time of day

Where they are recorded most Parks with some of them Cities with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	All 3 in 3 days
1	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 3	~50%
	Red Fox			~90%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~70%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~80%
2	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 3	~20%
	Red Fox			~40%
	Common Hedgehog			~70%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~60%
3	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 3	~10%
	Red Fox			~70%
	Common Hedgehog			~40%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~50%
4	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 3	~10%
	Red Fox			~50%
	Common Hedgehog			~30%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~50%
5	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 3	~10%
	Red Fox			~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~30%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~90%
6	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 3	<5%
	Red Fox			~30%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~30%
7	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 3	<5%
	Red Fox			~30%
	Common Hedgehog			~40%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~20%
8	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3 of 3	<5%
	Red Fox			~20%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~30%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~30%
9	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	2 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog
	Red Fox			~80%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~70%
10	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 3	Missing: Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~90%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~60%
11	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog
	Red Fox			~70%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~50%
12	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog
	Red Fox			~70%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~50%
13	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog
	Red Fox			~60%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~50%
14	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog
	Red Fox			~50%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~60%
15	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog
	Red Fox			~60%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~40%
16	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog
	Red Fox			~50%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~50%
17	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog
	Red Fox			~40%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~30%
18	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 3	Missing: Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~30%
	Common Hedgehog			~40%
19	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~90%
20	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~80%
21	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~80%
22	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~80%
23	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~70%
24	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~70%
25	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~70%
26	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~70%
27	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~60%
28	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Hedgehog
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~60%
29	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~50%
30	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~50%
31	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~50%
32	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~50%
33	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~50%
34	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~50%
35	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~50%
36	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Red squirrel
	Common Hedgehog			~50%
37	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~50%
38	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~40%
39	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~40%
40	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~40%
41	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~40%
42	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~40%
43	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~30%
44	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~30%
45	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~20%
46	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Red squirrel
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
47	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~20%
48	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~20%
49	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~20%

Cities

#	City	Country	Animals	All 3 in 3 days
1	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 3	~30%
	Red Fox			~80%
	Common Hedgehog			~40%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~90%
2	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	3 of 3	~20%
	Red Fox			~60%
	Common Hedgehog			~40%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~80%
3	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	3 of 3	~20%
	Red Fox			~40%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~60%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			>90%
4	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 3	~20%
	Red Fox			~40%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~60%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~90%
5	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 3	~20%
	Red Fox			~50%
	Common Hedgehog			~50%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~80%
6	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	3 of 3	~20%
	Red Fox			~30%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~80%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~80%
7	Paris	🇫🇷 France	3 of 3	~20%
	Red Fox			~40%
	Common Hedgehog			~60%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~70%
8	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	3 of 3	~20%
	Red Fox			~20%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~80%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			>90%
9	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	3 of 3	~20%
	Red Fox			~40%
	Common Hedgehog			~50%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~80%
10	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 3	~10%
	Red Fox			~50%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~30%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~90%
11	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 3	~10%
	Red Fox			~30%
	Common Hedgehog			~50%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~80%
12	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 3	~10%
	Red Fox			~50%
	Common Hedgehog			~40%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~70%
13	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	3 of 3	~10%
	Red Fox			~50%
	Common Hedgehog			~50%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~50%
14	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 3	~10%
	Red Fox			~60%
	Common Hedgehog			~80%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~20%
15	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 3	~10%
	Red Fox			~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~50%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~80%
16	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	3 of 3	~10%
	Red Fox			~50%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~70%
17	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	3 of 3	~10%
	Red Fox			~40%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~80%
18	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	3 of 3	~10%
	Red Fox			~30%
	Common Hedgehog			~50%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~40%
19	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	3 of 3	~10%
	Red Fox			~20%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~70%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~40%
20	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	3 of 3	<5%
	Red Fox			~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~50%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~40%
21	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	3 of 3	<5%
	Red Fox			~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~30%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~40%
22	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 3	<5%
	Red Fox			~30%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~30%
23	Sapporo	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog
	Red Fox			~80%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			>90%
24	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	2 of 3	Missing: Red fox
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~80%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~90%
25	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 3	Missing: Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~90%
	Common Hedgehog			~40%
26	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	2 of 3	Missing: Red fox
	Common Hedgehog			~60%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~80%
27	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	2 of 3	Missing: Red fox
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~50%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~80%
28	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 3	Missing: Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~80%
	Common Hedgehog			~40%
29	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 3	Missing: Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~70%
	Common Hedgehog			~70%
30	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	2 of 3	Missing: Red fox
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~60%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~70%
31	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog
	Red Fox			~20%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~80%
32	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 3	Missing: Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~60%
	Common Hedgehog			~60%
33	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 3	Missing: Red fox
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~40%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~80%
34	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog
	Red Fox			~20%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~80%
35	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 3	Missing: Red fox
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~10%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~80%
36	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	2 of 3	Missing: Red fox
	Amur Hedgehog			~50%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~60%
37	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 3	Missing: Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~40%
	Common Hedgehog			~70%
38	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	2 of 3	Missing: Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~60%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~50%
39	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 3	Missing: Red fox
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~20%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~80%
40	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 3	Missing: Red fox
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~20%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~70%
41	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	2 of 3	Missing: Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~60%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
42	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 3	Missing: Red fox
	Common Hedgehog			~50%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~30%
43	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 3	Missing: Red fox
	Common Hedgehog			~30%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~30%
44	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 3	Missing: Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~30%
45	Dushanbe	🇹🇯 Tajikistan	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Hedgehog
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			>90%
46	Bishkek	🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Hedgehog
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			>90%
47	Harbin	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Hedgehog
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			>90%
48	Tashkent	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Hedgehog
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~90%
49	Almaty	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Hedgehog
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~90%
50	Tianjin	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Red squirrel
	Amur Hedgehog			~80%
51	Rostov-on-Don	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Hedgehog
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~80%
52	Shenyang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Hedgehog
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~80%
53	Dalian	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Hedgehog
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~80%
54	Tehran	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~70%
55	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Hedgehog
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~70%
56	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Red squirrel
	Amur Hedgehog			~70%
57	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Hedgehog
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~70%
58	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~70%
59	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~60%
60	Ankara	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~60%
61	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Red squirrel
	Common Hedgehog			~60%
62	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~60%
63	Jinan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Red squirrel
	Amur Hedgehog			~50%
64	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Red squirrel
	Amur Hedgehog			~50%
65	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~50%
66	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~50%
67	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Red squirrel
	Amur Hedgehog			~50%
68	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Hedgehog
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			~50%
69	Yerevan	🇦🇲 Armenia	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~50%
70	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Red squirrel
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~50%
71	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~50%
72	Qingdao	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Red squirrel
	Amur Hedgehog			~50%
73	Naples	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Red squirrel
	Common Hedgehog			~50%
74	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~40%
75	Astana	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Red squirrel
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~40%
76	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~40%
77	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~40%
78	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~40%
79	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~40%
80	Wuhan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Red squirrel
	Amur Hedgehog			~40%
81	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	Missing: Red fox, Red squirrel
	Amur Hedgehog			~40%
82	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~30%
83	Dubai	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~30%
84	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~30%
85	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~30%
86	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~30%
87	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~30%
88	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~20%
89	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~20%
90	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~20%
91	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~20%
92	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~20%
93	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 3	Missing: Hedgehog, Red squirrel
	Red Fox			~20%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	British Wildlife Centre	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 3 in captivity
2	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 3 in captivity
3	Cherkasy Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 3 in captivity
4	Körösvölgyi Állatpark	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 3 in captivity
5	Mogilyov Zoo	🇧🇾 Belarus	2 of 3 in captivity
6	Parc Animalier d'Introd	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 3 in captivity
7	Poznań Nowe Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 3 in captivity
8	Wildpark im Grafenberger Wald	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 3 in captivity
9	Zoológico La Era de las aves	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 3 in captivity
10	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 3 in captivity
11	Basel Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	1 of 3 in captivity
12	Skansen	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 3 in captivity
13	Kyoto City Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 3 in captivity
14	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3 in captivity
15	Izhevsk Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 3 in captivity
16	Ecomuseum Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3 in captivity
17	Alameda Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3 in captivity
18	Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3 in captivity
19	Alpenzoo Innsbruck	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 3 in captivity
20	Amarillo Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3 in captivity

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Before you go

Where is the best place to see Urban Mammals of Europe?

Białowieża National Park

In Białowieża National Park, Poland, the chance of seeing all 3 (red fox, hedgehog and red squirrel) on the same day is about 10%, the highest of the 30 places where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 50%. Next come Berlin (under 5% a day), Kharkiv (under 5% a day) and Kyiv (under 5% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Which of Urban Mammals of Europe is hardest to see?

Hedgehog

In Białowieża National Park, the best place for Urban Mammals of Europe, about about 30% of wildlife watchers report the hedgehog on a given day, against about 50% for the red fox. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

How do you complete Urban Mammals of Europe 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 Urban Mammals of Europe three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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Urban Mammals of Europe

The checklist: 3 animals

Red Fox

Common Hedgehog

Eurasian Red Squirrel

Where to go

Month by month at Białowieża National Park

Month by month at Białowieża National Park

Month by month at Białowieża National Park

Month by month at Dushanbe

Month by month at Dushanbe

Month by month at Dushanbe

Time of day

Parks

Cities

Zoos & centres

Before you go

Where is the best place to see Urban Mammals of Europe?

Which of Urban Mammals of Europe is hardest to see?

How do you complete Urban Mammals of Europe on Wallace's Line?