Moose

Moose

Alces americanus

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Elk Island National Park
11 Verified records at Elk Island National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The moose (pl.: moose; used in North America) or elk (pl.: elk or elks; used in Eurasia) (Alces alces) is the world's tallest, largest and heaviest extant species of deer and the only extant species in the genus Alces. It is also the tallest, and the second-largest, land animal in North America, falling short only to the American bison in body mass. Most adult male moose have broad, palmate ("open-hand shaped") antlers; other members of the deer family have pointed antlers with a dendritic ("twig-like") configuration. Moose inhabit the circumpolar boreal forests or temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of the Northern Hemisphere, thriving in cooler, temperate areas as well as subarctic climates. Hunting shaped the relationship between moose and humans, both in Eurasia and North America. Prior to the early modern period (around 1600–1700), moose were one of many valuable sources of sustenance for certain North American Indians. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Moose sighting in Elk Island National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Elk Island National Park

Elk
LC

Elk

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Alces alces

30–40% · Possible
Elk
LC Endemic

Elk

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Cervus elaphus

60–70% · Likely
Mule Deer
LC Endemic

Mule Deer

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Odocoileus hemionus

30–40% · Possible
White-tailed Deer
LC Endemic

White-tailed Deer

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Odocoileus virginianus

20–30% · Possible
American Bison
NT

American Bison

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Bison bison

90–100% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
<5
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
40–50
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
2 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
4 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
5 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
6 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
7 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
8 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
9 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
10 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
11 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
12 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
13 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
14 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
15 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
16 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
17 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
18 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Moose in Elk Island National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Moose sighting in Elk Island National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Moose in Elk Island National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Moose in Elk Island National Park in our monthly data.

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