Wisent

Wisent

Bison bonasus

80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Białowieża National Park
237 Verified records at Białowieża National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The European bison (pl.: bison) (Bison bonasus) or the European wood bison, also known as the wisent ( or ), the zubr (), or sometimes colloquially as the European buffalo, is a European species of bison. It is one of two extant species of bison, alongside the American bison. The European bison is the heaviest wild land animal in Europe, and individuals in the past may have been even larger than their modern-day descendants. During late antiquity and the Middle Ages, bison became extinct in most of Europe and Asia, surviving into the 20th century only in northern-central Europe and the northern Caucasus Mountains. During the early years of the 20th century, the remaining bison were hunted to extinction in the wild, with domestic bison later reintroduced into the wild. By the late 2010s, the species numbered several thousand and had been returned to the wild by captive breeding programmes. Wikipedia →

80–90% of wildlife watchers report a Wisent sighting in Białowieża National Park, based on 237 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

90–100
Jan
90–100
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
80–90
May
70–80
Jun
80–90
Jul
70–80
Aug
80–90
Sep
90–100
Oct
80–90
Nov
90–100
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
80–90%
2 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wisent in Białowieża National Park?

About 86% of wildlife watchers report a Wisent sighting in Białowieża National Park, based on 237 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Wisent in Białowieża National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Wisent in Białowieża National Park in our monthly data.

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