Summer
Respect the Wildlife
While it’s a thrill to see wildlife in their natural surroundings, it is crucial to be respectful and not to encroach on their environment. The Parks Canada website has a helpful guide to safe wildlife viewing that is a must-read before you visit Banff.
You should never try to entice wildlife by offering food or imitating its call and posing with a wild animal puts you in danger. Keep your distance – if you cause an animal to move that means you are too close. Remember: these are wild animals and observing them in a safe way is better for your health as well as theirs!
Here’s a list of animals, big and small, that we’ve spotted on our 2018 Banff Evening Wildlife Safari (April to October)*:
October 8th: Elk, mule deer, white tail deer
October 7th: Elk, mule deer, white tail deer
October 6th: Elk, mule deer, white tail deer
October 5th: Elk, coyote, deer, bighorn sheep
October 4th: Elk
October 3rd: Elk, mule deer, white tail deer
October 2nd: Elk, mule deer, white tail deer
October 1st: Elk
September 30th: Elk
September 29th: Elk, bighorn sheep, black bear with three cubs
September 28th: Elk
September 27th: Elk
September 26th: Elk
September 25th: Elk, mule deer
September 24th: Elk, bighorn sheep
September 23rd: Elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep
September 22nd: Elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep
September 21st: Bull elk with his harem, white tail deer, bighorn sheep
September 20th: Elk, deer, bighorn sheep
September 19th: Mule deer, elk herd, coyote, bighorn sheep
September 18th: Elk
September 17th: Elk
September 16th: Elk
September 15th: Elk, mule deer, coyote
September 14th: Elk, mule deer
September 13th: Elk
September 12th: Black bear and cubs, muskrat, elk bugling, bighorn sheep
September 11th: Bull elk with his harem of elk cows
September 10th: Elk
September 9th: Black bear, elk, deer, osprey
September 8th: Elk, fox, mule deer
September 7th: Elk, whitetail deer
September 6th: Elk, bighorn sheep, deer
September 5th: Lots of groups of elk
September 4th: Bighorn sheep, elk, herd of deer
September 3rd: Elk, deer
September 2nd: Elk, deer, coyote
September 1st: Elk, deer, coyote
August 31st: Elk, mule deer
August 30th: Elk, deer, coyote, fox
August 29th: Elk, deer
August 28th: Elk, bighorn sheep, deer
August 27th: Elk, bighorn sheep, coyote
August 26th: Elk
August 25th: Elk
August 24th: Black bear, elk
August 23rd: Elk, bighorn sheep
August 22nd: Bighorn sheep, elk, deer
August 21st: Elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer
August 20th: Elk, bighorn sheep
August 19th: Elk, squirrel mule deer
August 18th: Elk
August 17th: Elk, coyote
August 16th: Elk, bighorn sheep, white tail deer, elk, coyote
August 15th: Bighorn sheep, mule deer
August 14th: Elk
August 13th: Elk, bighorn sheep, ground squirrel
August 12th: Elk, white tail deer
August 11th: White tail deer, elk, mule deer
August 10th: Muskrat, bighorn sheep, elk, coyote
August 9th: Elk, bighorn sheep, white tail deer
August 8th: Elk
August 7th: Black bear, bighorn sheep, deer, elk
August 6th: Brown black bear, bighorn sheep, mule deer
August 5th: Bear, mule deer, coyote
August 4th: Mule deer, coyote
August 3rd: Bears, elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep
August 2nd: Elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer
August 1st: Black bear, coyotes, elk
July 31st: Black bear, deer, bighorn sheep, elk
July 30th: Bighorn sheep
July 29th: Elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer
July 28th: Elk, bighorn sheep, geese, osprey
July 27th: Black bear, elk, bighorn sheep
July 26th: Black bear, mom bear and cubs, elk, bighorn sheep
July 25th: Elk herd, coyote
July 24th: Black bear, elk, deer, bald eagle, heron
July 23rd: Elk, deer, coyote
July 22nd: Elk, mule deer, squirrel
July 21st: Elk, coyotes
July 20th: Deer, elk, bighorn sheep
July 19th: Mule deer, elk, bighorn sheep
July 18th: Elk, white tail deer
July 17th: Black bear, wolf, bighorn sheep
July 16th: Elk, white tail deer
July 15th: Black bear, deer
July 14th: Geese, bald eagle, mule deer, elk, beaver
July 13th: Bighorn sheep, elk
July 12th: Elk herd, mule deer, bear
July 11th: Bighorn sheep, mule deer, white tail deer, elk
July 10th: Bighorn sheep, deer, golden eagle, osprey
July 9th: Black bear, mule deer, elk, coyote, bighorn sheep
July 8th: Bighorn sheep, herd of elk
July 7th: Elk, mule deer
July 6th: Elk, bighorn sheep
July 5th: Elk, bighorn sheep, bald eagle
July 4th: Bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer, white tail deer, heron, osprey
July 3rd: Elk, deer, blue heron, red squirrel
July 2nd: Elk, mule deer, blue heron
July 1st: Elk, black bear and cub, bighorn sheep, geese squirrels
June 30th: Elk, deer, bighorn sheep, squirrels, bald eagle
June 29th: Black bear, white tail deer, geese, heron
June 28th: Bighorn sheep, white tail deer, elk, osprey
June 27th: Elk, bighorn sheep, deer, beaver
June 26th: Elk, bighorn sheep, deer
June 25th: Bighorn sheep, elk, deer, coyote, eagle, beaver
June 24th: Elk, bighorn sheep, squirrel, deer
June 23rd: Bear, deer, elk, beaver
June 22nd: Bear and cubs, bighorn sheep, elk, deer
June 21st: Bear, bighorn sheep, elk, deer, beavers
June 20th: Elk, deer, black bear, big horn sheep, deer, coyote
June 19th: Elk, deer and bighorn sheep
June 18th: Black bears, elk, bighorn sheep
June 17th: Elk (male and female)
June 16th: No wildlife sighted
June 15th: Black bear, elk, deer, bald eagle
June 14th: Black bear, elk, deer
June 13th: Elk, beavers, deer
June 12th: Bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer
June 11th: Black bear and cubs, mule deer, elk, bighorn sheep
June 10th: Black bears and cubs, coyote, elk, mule deer
June 9th: Elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer
June 8th: Black bears, elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep, white tail deer
June 7th: Grizzly bear, elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer, white tail deer
June 6th: Black bear, elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer
June 5th: Bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer
June 4th: Elk, bighorn sheep, deer
June 3rd: Black bear, elk, white tail deer, mule deer
June 2nd: Black bear, elk, bighorn sheep, white tail deer
June 1st: Mule deer, elk, loons, white tail deer
May 31st: Elk, mule deer, white tail deer
May 30th: Mule deer, white tail deer, elk, muskrat
May 29th: Black bear, grizzly bear, elk, mule deer, white tail deer
May 28th: Bear, elk, bighorn sheep, deer
May 27th: Bighorn sheep, coyote, mule deer, elk
May 26th: Elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer
May 25th: Elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer, pine marten
May 24th: Elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer
May 23rd: Elk and bighorn sheep
May 22nd: Large group of 70+ elk
May 21st: Coyote, beaver, elk, white tail deer, mule deer
May 20th: Elk, deer, bighorn sheep
May 19th: Elk, deer and a coyote
May 18th: Deer, elk, black bear
May 17th: Deer
May 16th: Black bear, bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer, white tail deer
May 15th: Elk, deer and bighorn sheep
May 14th: Bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer, white tail deer and a mountain goat.
May 13th: Elk, white tail deer, bighorn sheep
May 12th: Elk, deer, bighorn sheep
May 11th: Elk, deer, bighorn sheep
May 10th: Elk, white tail deer, coyote, mule deer
May 9th: No wildlife sighted
May 8th: Deer, elk, bighorn sheep
May 7th: Elk, bighorn sheep
May 6th: A group of 40 elk, mule deer, white tail deer and bighorn sheep
May 5th: White tail deer, mule deer, elk, bighorn sheep
May 4th: Elk, bighorn sheep
May 3rd: Elk, mule deer, white tail deer
May 2nd: Bighorn sheep, mule deer, white tail deer, elk
May 1st: Elk, white tail deer, mule deer
April 30th: No wildlife sighted
April 29th: Coyotes, mule deer, white tail deer, elk
April 28th: Elk, mule deer, white tail deer, bighorn sheep
April 27th: Elk, mule deer, white tail deer, canada geese, bald eagle, bighorn sheep
April 26th: White tail deer, elk
April 25th: Elk, white tail deer, mule deer
April 24th: Elk, bighorn sheep
April 23rd: Elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer
April 22nd: Bighorn sheep, mule deer, white tail deer
* List of sightings usually includes data collected from multiple vehicles, particularly during the peak summer months.