Ursidae (Bears) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Ursus arctos

Daily sighting probability >90% · Very likely

LC

Ursus americanus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

VU

Melursus ursinus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

VU

Ursus maritimus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

VU

Tremarctos ornatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

VU

Helarctos malayanus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

VU

Ursus thibetanus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Bears

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 8 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 667 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	>90%
	Brown Bear			>90%
2	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~90%
	American Black Bear			~70%
	Brown Bear			~60%
3	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~80%
	Brown Bear			~80%
	American Black Bear			~10%
4	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~80%
	American Black Bear			~80%
5	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 7	~80%
	American Black Bear			~60%
	Brown Bear			~40%
6	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~80%
	American Black Bear			~80%
7	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 7	~80%
	Sloth Bear			~80%
8	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~80%
	American Black Bear			~50%
	Brown Bear			~50%
9	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 7	~80%
	American Black Bear			~80%
10	Svalbard	🇳🇴 Norway	1 of 7	~80%
	Polar Bear			~80%
11	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~80%
	American Black Bear			~60%
	Brown Bear			~40%
12	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 7	~70%
	Brown Bear			~50%
	American Black Bear			~40%
13	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~70%
	Brown Bear			~50%
	American Black Bear			~30%
14	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 7	~60%
	American Black Bear			~50%
	Brown Bear			~30%
15	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 7	~60%
	American Black Bear			~40%
	Brown Bear			~30%
16	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 7	~60%
	American Black Bear			~60%
17	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 7	~60%
	Andean Bear			~60%
18	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 7	~60%
	American Black Bear			~60%
19	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 7	~60%
	American Black Bear			~60%
20	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~60%
	American Black Bear			~50%
	Brown Bear			~20%
21	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~50%
	American Black Bear			~50%
22	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 7	~50%
	Sun Bear			~50%
23	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 7	~50%
	Sloth Bear			~50%
24	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 7	~50%
	Sloth Bear			~50%
25	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~40%
	American Black Bear			~40%
26	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~40%
	American Black Bear			~40%
27	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~40%
	Sloth Bear			~40%
28	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 7	~40%
	Brown Bear			~40%
29	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~40%
	Sloth Bear			~40%
30	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~40%
	Sloth Bear			~40%
31	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 7	~40%
	American Black Bear			~40%
32	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~40%
	American Black Bear			~40%
33	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 7	~40%
	American Black Bear			~40%
34	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~30%
	American Black Bear			~30%
35	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~30%
	American Black Bear			~30%
36	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~30%
	Sloth Bear			~30%
37	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 7	~30%
	American Black Bear			~30%
38	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 7	~20%
	Brown Bear			~20%
39	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 7	~20%
	Sun Bear			~20%
40	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 7	~20%
	American Black Bear			~20%
41	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~20%
	American Black Bear			~20%
42	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 7	~20%
	Asiatic Black Bear			~20%
43	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~20%
	Sloth Bear			~20%
44	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 7	~20%
	Sun Bear			~20%
45	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 7	~10%
	Brown Bear			~10%
46	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	American Black Bear			~10%
47	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 7	~10%
	Andean Bear			~10%
48	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	American Black Bear			~10%
49	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 7	~10%
	Andean Bear			~10%
50	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	American Black Bear			~10%
51	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	American Black Bear			~10%
52	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 7	<5%
	Brown Bear			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 7	~20%
	Asiatic Black Bear			~20%
2	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~20%
	American Black Bear			~20%
3	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 7	~20%
	American Black Bear			~20%
4	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	American Black Bear			~10%
5	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	American Black Bear			<5%
6	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	American Black Bear			<5%
7	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	American Black Bear			<5%
8	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	American Black Bear			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
2	Everland	🇰🇷 South Korea	In captivity
3	Ragunan Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
4	Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
5	Chimelong Spaceship	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
6	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	SeaWorld San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Six Flags Great Adventure	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
11	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
12	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
13	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Yangon Zoological Gardens	🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)	In captivity
15	Shedd Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
17	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
19	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
20	Cleveland Metroparks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	Lisbon Oceanarium	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
23	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	Zlín-Lešná Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
25	Cabarceno Natural Park	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
26	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
27	Tulsa Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	Korkeasaari Zoo	🇫🇮 Finland	In captivity
29	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
30	Taman Safari Bali (Bali Safari)	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
31	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
32	Olomouc Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
33	Chomutov Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
34	Zoo de Doué	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
35	Brno Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
36	Aquarium de Lyon	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
37	Yekaterinburg Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
38	Zoo de Maubeuge	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
39	Rostov Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
40	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
41	Espace zoologique de La Boissière-du-Doré	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
42	Ecomuseum Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
43	La Tanière	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
44	Ranua Wildlife Park	🇫🇮 Finland	In captivity
45	Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
46	Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
47	Silver Springs	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
48	Parque El Hosquillo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
49	Parc Omega	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
50	Vinpearl Safari	🇻🇳 Vietnam	In captivity