Where to See Brown Bear in Banff National Park

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Brown Bear sightings in Banff

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Where Brown Bear has been reported, from 150 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none. Locations are adjusted to protect the animals, so the pattern is approximate.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM3% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM4% of the busiest hour5 AM19% of the busiest hour6 AM66% of the busiest hour7 AM94% of the busiest hour8 AM77% of the busiest hour9 AM51% of the busiest hour10 AM36% of the busiest hour11 AM30% of the busiest hourNoon26% of the busiest hour1 PM28% of the busiest hour2 PM34% of the busiest hour3 PM43% of the busiest hour4 PM59% of the busiest hour5 PM81% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM87% of the busiest hour8 PM62% of the busiest hour9 PM32% of the busiest hour10 PM13% of the busiest hour11 PM5% of the busiest hour

Brown Bear is most seen 7 AM and 6–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Brown Bear sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	3%
1 AM	2%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	4%
5 AM	19%
6 AM	66%
7 AM	94%
8 AM	77%
9 AM	51%
10 AM	36%
11 AM	30%
Noon	26%
1 PM	28%
2 PM	34%
3 PM	43%
4 PM	59%
5 PM	81%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	87%
8 PM	62%
9 PM	32%
10 PM	13%
11 PM	5%

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