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. Parks Canada 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 that we’ve spotted on our 2019 Evening Wildlife Safari*:
October 8: Elk, mule deer, white tail deer
October 7: Elk
October 6: Elk, deer
October 5: Elk
October 4: Elk, white tail deer
October 3: Elk
October 2: Elk, mule deer
October 1: Elk
September 30: Elk, coyote, mule deer, bighorn sheep
September 29: Elk, coyote
September 28: Elk
September 27: Elk
September 26: Elk, mule deer
September 25: Elk, mule deer
September 24: Elk, mule deer, coyote
September 23: Elk
September 22: Elk
September 21: Mule deer
September 20: Bighorn sheep, elk, coyote
September 19: Elk, deer
September 18: Elk
September 17: Elk, mule deer
September 16: Elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep, coyote
September 15: Elk, bighorn sheep
September 14: Elk, mule deer
September 13: Elk, mule deer, white tail deer
September 12: Elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer, red squirrel
September 11: Black bear and cub, elk, mule deer, coyote
September 10: Gray wolf, elk herds, mule deer, fox
September 9: Elk, white tail deer
September 8: Mule deer, elk
September 7: White tail deer, red fox, elk
September 6: Elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer, coyote, red fox
September 5: Elk, mule deer, coyote
September 4: Elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer
September 3: Cinnamon black bear, elk, mule deer
September 2: Elk, mule deer
September 1: Black bear, elk, mule deer, white tail deer
August 31: Elk, mule deer, white tail deer
August 30: Elk, mule deer
August 29: Herd of elk, mule deer
August 28: Elk, bighorn sheep, white tail deer, mule deer, blue heron
August 27: Elk, bighorn sheep
August 26: Elk, mule deer, hoary marmot
August 25: Elk, mule deer, white tail deer, coyote
August 24: Bull elk with cows, white tail deer
August 23: Elk
August 22: Bighorn sheep, elk, osprey, heron, bald eagle
August 21: Mule deer, elk, bighorn sheep, white tail deer
August 20: Elk, black bear, mule deer, bighorn sheep
August 19: Elk, cinnamon black bear, bighorn sheep, mule deer, white tail deer
August 18: Bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer
August 17: Elk, bighorn sheep, deer, osprey, heron
August 16: Bighorn sheep, elk
August 15: Black bear, cinnamon black bear, elk, white tail deer, mule deer
August 14: Grizzly bear, elk, white tail deer, mule deer
August 13: Bighorn sheep, elk, deer, loons, columbia ground squirrel
August 12: Elk, white tail deer, bald eagle, coyote
August 11: Elk, mule deer
August 10: Black bear, elk, deer
August 9: Mule deer and fawns
August 8: Bighorn sheep, deer, heron
August 7: Cinnamon black bear, bighorn sheep, elk, white tail deer
August 6: Cinnamon black bear, black bear, bighorn sheep, elk
August 5: Bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer, heron, squirrel
August 4: Elk, deer, osprey, heron
August 3: Elk, mule deer, osprey, bald eagles, columbian ground squirrels, heron
August 2: Elk, bighorn sheep, cinnamon black bear, deer
August 1: Mountain goat, elk, bighorn sheep, fox, deer
July 31: Coyote, elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer
July 30: Black bear, elk, bighorn sheep, deer
July 29: Elk, deer, bighorn sheep, black bear, cinnamon black bear
July 28: Elk, bighorn sheep
July 27: Black bear, cinnamon black bear, elk, bighorn sheep, white tail deer
July 26: Elk, white tail deer, mule deer
July 25: Cinnamon black bear, grizzly bear, bighorn sheep, elk, coyote, mule deer
July 24: Cinnamon black bear, elk, mule deer
July 23: Cinnamon black bear, elk, bighorn sheep, deer
July 22: Black bear, bighorn sheep, elk, white tail deer
July 21: Black bear, bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer, white tail deer
July 20: Bear, elk herd, deer
July 19: Elk, mule deer
July 18: Elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer, osprey
July 17: Elk, bighorn sheep, white tail deer
July 16: Black bear, elk
July 15: Elk, bald eagle, osprey
July 14: Bighorn sheep, coyote, bald eagle
July 13: Elk, deer
July 12: Elk, eagle, black bear, mule deer
July 11: Elk, bighorn sheep, cinnamon black bear
July 10: Elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer, white tail deer
July 9: Bighorn sheep, elk, grizzly bear, black bear
July 8: Bighorn sheep, black bear, grizzly bear, mule deer, elk
July 7: Bear, elk, mule deer, columbian ground squirrel
July 6: Black bear, elk, white tail deer, mule deer
July 5: Black bear, cinnamon black bear, elk, mule deer
July 4: Elk, white tail deer
July 3: Black bear, elk, white tail deer, mule deer
July 2: Black bear, elk, mule deer, white tail deer, coyote
July 1: Mule deer, bighorn sheep
June 30: Bear, elk, bighorn sheep
June 29: Elk, bighorn sheep
June 28: Black bears (cinnamon, black, blonde), elk, bighorn sheep, deer
June 27: Black bear, bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer, white tail deer
June 26: Grizzly bear, cinnamon black bear, bighorn sheep with lambs, elk, mule deer
June 25: Grizzly bear, bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer, white tail deer
June 24: Black bear, grizzly bear, bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer, white tail deer, cross fox
June 23: Bighorn sheep, elk, deer
June 22: Grizzly bear, elk, mule deer
June 21: Black bear, deer, elk, grizzly bear
June 20: Black bear, mule deer
June 19: Black bear, grizzly bear, bighorn sheep, elk, cross fox, mule deer, geese
June 18: Black bear, elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer
June 17: Mule deer, elk and calves, female bighorn sheep with lambs
June 16: Female elk herd, mule deer, bighorn sheep and a black bear cub
June 15: Elk, grizzly bear, mule deer
June 14: Elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer
June 13: Elk, bighorn sheep
June 12: Elk, mule deer, coyote, bighorn sheep
June 11: Bighorn sheep, mule deer, cow elk with calves, weasel
June 10: Black bear, cinnamon black bear and cubs, elk, white tail deer
June 9: Mule deer, cinnamon black bear and cubs, elk, white tail deer
June 8: Pregnant elk, mule deer, cinnamon black bear, grizzly bear
June 7: Elk, grizzly bear, black bear, bighorn sheep,
June 6: Grizzly bear, black bear, elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer, white tail deer
June 5: Elk, beaver, bighorn sheep, mule deer
June 4: Bear, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, elk, deer, eagles
June 3: Bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer
June 2: Elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer, white tail deer
June 1: Black bear, bighorn sheep, deer
May 31: Elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer, white tail deer, black bear with cubs
May 30: Elk, mule deer, white tail deer
May 29: Bighorn sheep, elk, deer
May 28: Elk, mule deer, white tail deer, bighorn sheep, black bear and cubs
May 27: Elk, deer, bighorn sheep
May 26: Bighorn sheep, elk, white tail deer
May 25: Black bear, elk, white tail deer
May 24: Elk, deer, bighorn sheep
May 23: Bald eagle, elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer, white tail deer
May 22: Elk, black bear, mule deer, white tail deer, grizzly bear, bighorn sheep
May 21: Elk, deer, bighorn sheep, coyote
May 20: Elk, mule deer, white tail deer, bighorn sheep
May 19: Black bear, mule deer, bighorn sheep, white tail deer
May 18: Elk, white tail deer, bighorn sheep. mule deer
May 17: Mule deer, elk, white tail deer, geese
May 16: Elk, mule deer, white tail deer
May 15: Bighorn sheep, elk, white tail deer, mule deer, red squirrel
May 14: Elk, white tail deer, coyote, mule deer, bighorn sheep
May 13: Bighorn sheep, mule deer, elk
May 12: Elk, bighorn sheep, deer, red winged black bird
May 11: Bighorn sheep, white tail deer, mule deer
May 10: Bighorn sheep, elk, deer, ptarmigan
May 9: Bighorn sheep, mule deer, white tail deer
May 8: Elk, mule deer, white tail deer, bighorn sheep
May 7: Elk, deer
May 6: Elk, white tail deer, bighorn sheep
May 5: Coyote, elk, white tail deer, mule deer, elk, bighorn sheep
May 4: Elk, deer
May 3: Black bear, coyote, white tail deer, elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep
May 2: White tail deer, mule deer, elk, bighorn sheep
May 1: Elk, mule deer, white tail deer, bighorn sheep
April 30: White tail deer, mule deer, bighorn sheep
April 29: Elk, deer
April 28: Bighorn sheep, deer
April 27: Elk, deer
April 26: Black bear, elk, mule deer, white tail deer
April 25: Elk, white tail deer, mule deer
April 24: Mule deer, bighorn sheep
April 23: White tail deer, elk, bighorn sheep, beaver
April 22: Mule deer, white tail deer, bighorn sheep
April 21: Mule deer, white tail deer, elk
April 20: Elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep
April 19: No wildlife sighted
April 18: Elk, bighorn sheep, deer
April 17: White tail deer, mule deer, bighorn sheep
April 16: Mule deer, bighorn sheep
April 15: Mule deer, bighorn sheep
* List of sightings usually includes data collected from multiple vehicles, particularly during the peak summer months.