Where to See Black Bear in Banff National Park

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Black Bear sightings in Banff

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Where Black Bear has been reported, from 466 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM5% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM13% of the busiest hour5 AM74% of the busiest hour6 AM89% of the busiest hour7 AM84% of the busiest hour8 AM58% of the busiest hour9 AM47% of the busiest hour10 AM37% of the busiest hour11 AM32% of the busiest hourNoon26% of the busiest hour1 PM26% of the busiest hour2 PM26% of the busiest hour3 PM32% of the busiest hour4 PM42% of the busiest hour5 PM58% of the busiest hour6 PM68% of the busiest hour7 PM82% of the busiest hour8 PM95% of the busiest hour9 PMBusiest hour10 PM63% of the busiest hour11 PM21% of the busiest hour

Black Bear is most seen 6 AM and 8–10 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Black Bear sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	5%
1 AM	2%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	13%
5 AM	74%
6 AM	89%
7 AM	84%
8 AM	58%
9 AM	47%
10 AM	37%
11 AM	32%
Noon	26%
1 PM	26%
2 PM	26%
3 PM	32%
4 PM	42%
5 PM	58%
6 PM	68%
7 PM	82%
8 PM	95%
9 PM	100%
10 PM	63%
11 PM	21%

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Black Bear sightings in Banff

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