wildlife

Wildlife Sighting Possibilities in the USA and Canada

Introduction

The leaflets and newspapers issued by the parks give useful details of what wildlife can be sighted, and the best places for doing so.

However, it must be remembered that these are wild animals, so any sightings are very much subject to chance and must be regarded as a bonus.

Many wild animals are potentially extremely dangerous and the precautions advised by the park authorities should always be observed.

Feeding wild animals is very harmful to the animals and is prohibited.

The following are just a few examples of places where wildlife can often be sighted - there are of course many, many more.

Bears (Black and Grizzly)

Glacier National Park, Montana

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Birds

Almost all of the parks.

Buffalo

Custer State Park, South Dakota

National Bison Range, Montana

Icefields Parkway, Alberta

National Elk Refuge, Jackson, Wyoming (winter only; during the rest of the year the elk go up into the mountains)

Moose

Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Mountain Goats

Going-to-the-Sun Road, Logan Pass, Glacier National Park, Montana

Prairie Dogs

Badlands National Park, South Dakota

Devils Tower, Wyoming