Where to See Black Bear in Cape Breton Highlands National Park

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Black Bear sightings in Cape Breton Highlands

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Where Black Bear has been reported, from 60 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 AM2% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM4% of the busiest hour3 AM6% of the busiest hour4 AM14% of the busiest hour5 AM41% of the busiest hour6 AM71% of the busiest hour7 AM65% of the busiest hour8 AM53% of the busiest hour9 AM47% of the busiest hour10 AM45% of the busiest hour11 AM41% of the busiest hourNoon41% of the busiest hour1 PM47% of the busiest hour2 PM53% of the busiest hour3 PM65% of the busiest hour4 PM76% of the busiest hour5 PM88% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM94% of the busiest hour8 PM71% of the busiest hour9 PM35% of the busiest hour10 PM18% of the busiest hour11 PM6% of the busiest hour

Black Bear is most seen 5–8 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	2%
1 AM	2%
2 AM	4%
3 AM	6%
4 AM	14%
5 AM	41%
6 AM	71%
7 AM	65%
8 AM	53%
9 AM	47%
10 AM	45%
11 AM	41%
Noon	41%
1 PM	47%
2 PM	53%
3 PM	65%
4 PM	76%
5 PM	88%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	94%
8 PM	71%
9 PM	35%
10 PM	18%
11 PM	6%

Where to look

Cape Breton Highlands spots that mention Black Bear

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Black Bear. A good start, never a guarantee.

Trails

ModerateAcadian9.1 km · 3.8 hrA forest climb to broad views over Chéticamp and the Gulf.

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29 sightingsGrey SealHalichoerus grypusMost seen 6–10 AM & 4–8 PMSighting map

14 sightingsCoyoteCanis latransMost seen 6 AM & 8 PMSighting map

10 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianusMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

17 sightingsBeaverCastor canadensisMost seen 6 AM & 8–10 PMSighting map

30 sightingsLoonGavia immerMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

15 sightingsNorthern GannetMorus bassanusMost seen 8 AM–6 PMSighting map

Where to see Black Bear in Cape Breton Highlands