Where can you see the Gray Wolf?
Some of the best places to see the Gray Wolf in the wild include Kerkini Lake National Park (Greece), Somiedo Natural Park (Spain) and Vikos–Aoos National Park (Greece) — among 93 wildlife hotspots across 19 countries, including Italy, Canada, Spain and Poland. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Aspromonte National Park
Careri, Italy
+130 birds+20 mammals
Where granite massifs pierce the Calabrian sky and Mediterranean maquis gives way to beech forests, one of southern Italy’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBanff National Park
Improvement District No. 9, Canada
+121 birds+30 mammals
Where turquoise glacial lakes mirror jagged peaks and coniferous forests sweep across vast alpine plateaus, one of North America’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBavarian Forest National Park
Germany
+121 birds+30 mammals
Where beech and spruce embrace across ancient granite uplands, Central Europe’s wildest borderland unfolds. The Bavarian Forest straddles the German-Czech […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBiałowieża National Park
Bialowieza, Poland
+105 birds+29 mammals
Ancient woodland sprawls across the Polish-Belarusian border where primordial forests have escaped the axe for centuries. This 198-square-kilometre sanctuary harbours […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBiebrza National Park
Goniądz, Poland
+130 birds+25 mammals
Where wetland and water merge across northeastern Poland’s vast floodplain, one of Europe’s most pristine riverine ecosystems unfolds across nearly […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBory Tucholskie National Park
Chojnice County, Poland
+43 birds+9 mammals
Where pine forests stretch endlessly across glacial plains, Poland’s hidden jewel unfolds across 155 square kilometres of pristine wilderness. Sandy […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBosc de Virós
Ainet de Besan, Spain
+121 birds+30 mammals
Where granite gorges slice through the eastern Pyrenees, a temperate wonderland emerges in the borderlands between Spain and Andorra. Bosc […]
VIEW FOREST & JUNGLEBosques de Plan
San Juan de Plan, Spain
+123 birds+30 mammals
Where granite peaks plunge into beech and fir forests, the Pyrenean valleys of Bosques de Plan unfold in dramatic tiers […]
VIEW FOREST & JUNGLECadí Moixeró Nature Park
Bagà, Spain
+122 birds+30 mammals
Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park is one of the largest and most spectacular protected areas in Catalonia, located in the heart of […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKCamargue Regional Nature Park
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France
+122 birds+30 mammals
Where the Rhône Delta sprawls into the Mediterranean, a landscape of stark and haunting beauty emerges—vast salt marshes punctuated by […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKCañón del Río Lobos Nature Park
Santa María de las Hoyas, Spain
+126 birds+25 mammals
Where limestone cliffs rise abruptly from a serpentine river valley, the Río Lobos carves one of Spain’s most dramatic natural […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKCarnarvon National Park
Philadelphia, Australia
+93 birds+21 mammals
Where granite gorges slice through Queensland’s semi-arid interior, ancient sandstone walls tower above crystalline waterhole oases in an landscape that […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCasentinesi Forests, Monte Falterona, Campigna National Park
Santa Sofia, Italy
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where granite ridges rise above 1,600 meters through the heart of Tuscany and Romagna, beech forests transition into alpine meadows […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCentral Balkan National Park
Zhidov dol, Bulgaria
+111 birds+21 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Bulgarian highlands, ancient beech and conifer forests blanket mountains that rise dramatically from the Balkan […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCévennes (Cœur) National Park
Vebron, France
+120 birds+32 mammals
Where granite ridges plunge into serpentine river valleys, a wilderness of schist and limestone unfolds across the Massif Central. Ancient […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni National Park
Campora, Italy
+76 birds+17 mammals
Limestone cliffs plunge toward the Tyrrhenian Sea while ancient beech forests crown the interior highlands, creating a mosaic of Mediterranean […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCirceo National Park
Italy
+140 birds+10 mammals
Where the Tyrrhenian Sea collides with limestone ridges and Mediterranean scrub, an ancient landscape unfolds along Italy’s southern Lazio coast. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park
Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where the Apennine spine rises between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, beech forests give way to windswept alpine meadows and dramatic limestone […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDell’Arcipelago Toscano National Park
Italy
+128 birds+22 mammals
Azure waters lap against wind-sculpted granite islands where Mediterranean macchia clings to rocky slopes and pine forests crown the hilltops. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDella Majella National Park
Pacentro, Italy
+53 birds+14 mammals
Where limestone massifs pierce the Apennine spine, a realm of vertical drama unfolds across nearly 75,000 hectares of pristine Italian […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDelle Incisioni Rupestri di Naquane National Park
Capo di Ponte, Italy
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where Alpine valleys descend into the Lombardy foothills, glacier-carved granite formations rise in dramatic tiers above the Oglio River valley. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDenali National Park
Denali Borough, United States
+102 birds+22 mammals
Where subarctic wilderness sprawls across nearly 31,000 square kilometres of interior Alaska, six million acres of raw, untrammelled landscape define […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDolomiti Bellunesi National Park
Sospirolo, Italy
+63 birds+15 mammals
Where jagged limestone towers pierce a sky of impossible blue, the Bellunesi Dolomites unfold as one of Europe’s most dramatic […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDrawa National Park
Strzelce-Drezdenko County, Poland
+47 birds+7 mammals
Where pine forests slope toward crystalline waterways, one of Poland’s most compelling wilderness sanctuaries unfolds across 508 square kilometers of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKÉcrins (Cœur) National Park
La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar, France
+107 birds+24 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Alpine cloudline and glacial torrents carve through crystalline valleys, France’s wildest mountain heart reveals itself. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKFärnebofjärden National Park
Gävleborgs län, Sweden
+75 birds+11 mammals
Where the Ljusnan River carves through central Sweden’s boreal wilderness, a landscape of profound ecological richness unfolds across 9,400 hectares […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGates of the Arctic National Park
Unorganized Borough, United States
+18 birds+9 mammals
Granite peaks rise abruptly from boreal forest in Alaska’s remote Brooks Range, where two mountains—Frigid Crags and Boreal Mountain—frame a […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGlacier Bay National Park
Unorganized Borough, United States
+12 birds+19 mammals
Tidewater glaciers calve thunderous bergs into pristine fjords where the Alaskan wilderness reaches its most dramatic expression. Spanning 26,400 square […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGlacier National Park
Glacier, Canada
+123 birds+30 mammals
Where the Columbia Mountains rise in British Columbia’s interior, temperate rainforest gives way to alpine meadows scattered with late-lying snow. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGorce National Park
Szczawa, Poland
+50 birds+8 mammals
Where beech forests embrace limestone ridges and alpine meadows sweep across weathered peaks, a 279-square-kilometre sanctuary unfolds in southern Poland’s […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGorkhi-Terelj National Park
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
+92 birds+17 mammals
Granite peaks thrust skyward across rolling steppe where ancient rivers have carved deep gorges through Mongolia’s heartland. This 295,400-hectare wilderness […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGran Paradiso National Park
Cogne, Italy
+78 birds+22 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Alpine sky at over 4,000 meters, ancient glaciers carve deep valleys into some of Europe’s […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
Pietracamela, Italy
+78 birds+18 mammals
Where granite massifs pierce the Apennine spine, weathered limestone cliffs rise from verdant beech forests in a landscape of dramatic […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGrand Teton National Park
Teton County, United States
+123 birds+30 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Wyoming sky, a landscape of raw geological drama unfolds across 2,550 square kilometers of pristine […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKHarz National Park
Harz (LK Goslar), Germany
+122 birds+30 mammals
Where dense beech and spruce forests rise across rolling highlands, ancient granite peaks emerge from blankets of mist, creating one […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKHemis National Park
Raigahar Dhar, India
+128 birds+20 mammals
Where granite gorges cleave through the Himalayas at dizzying altitudes, a vast wilderness of alpine desert unfolds across the rain […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKHuanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, China
+53 birds+9 mammals
Travertine terraces cascade down steep limestone ridges where the Min River carves through the Qinling Mountains of northwestern Sichuan Province. […]
VIEW NATURAL MONUMENTHustai National Park
Altanbulag, Mongolia
+47 birds+20 mammals
Where rolling steppe gives way to steep ravines and saxaul-dotted slopes, one of Mongolia’s most improbable conservation triumphs unfolds across […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKJasmund National Park
Sassnitz, Germany
+126 birds+26 mammals
Soaring white limestone cliffs plunge dramatically toward the Baltic Sea, their chalk faces sculpted by millennia of wind and wave […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKJasper National Park
Improvement District No. 12, Canada
+127 birds+32 mammals
Where the Canadian Rockies erupt into a wilderness of turquoise glacial lakes and precipitous valleys, nearly 11,000 square kilometres of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKJavakheti National Park
Bozali, Georgia
+148 birds+6 mammals
Dawn breaks over a high-altitude plateau where volcanic peaks pierce the Caucasian sky, their slopes cloaked in alpine meadows that […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKampinos National Park
Gurba, Poland
+123 birds+30 mammals
Vast wetlands and ancient pine forests sprawl across the sandy plains just northwest of Warsaw, where Poland’s largest national park […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKatmai National Park
Lake and Peninsula Borough, United States
+12 birds+20 mammals
Where volcanic peaks pierce through coastal mist and salmon-choked rivers carve through pristine wilderness, one of North America’s most dynamic […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKerkini Lake National Park
Serres, Greece
+132 birds+25 mammals
Where the Strymon River winds through northeastern Greece, a sprawling freshwater lake mirrors the dramatic Belasitsa Mountains, creating one of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKhoridol Saridag National Park
Khatgal, Mongolia
+90 birds+21 mammals
Where granite peaks thrust skyward across Mongolia’s remote southeastern reaches, a landscape of raw geological drama unfolds. Deep river gorges […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKluane National Park and Reserve
Canada
+28 birds+18 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Yukon sky and glaciers sprawl across a landscape barely touched by human hands, one of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKootenay National Park
Area G (Forster Creek/Mount Assiniboine), Canada
+64 birds+26 mammals
Where the Canadian Rockies fracture into emerald valleys, hot springs bubble through mineral-rich earth, and the Kootenay River carves its […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLahemaa National Park
Lääne-Viru County, Estonia
+111 birds+15 mammals
Where primordial forests meet crystalline coastlines, Estonia’s largest national park unfolds across 1,304 square kilometers of Nordic wilderness. Granite bedrock, […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLower Oder Valley National Park
Schwedt/Oder, Germany
+124 birds+30 mammals
Where two nations’ borders converge along the Oder River, a landscape of wetlands, floodplain forests and oxbow lakes unfolds across […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMachakhela Planned National Park
Skurdidi, Georgia
+138 birds+12 mammals
Where the Lesser Caucasus mountains plunge toward the lowlands of southern Georgia, a landscape of dramatic contrasts unfolds. Steep limestone […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMagura National Park
Kotań, Poland
+76 birds+11 mammals
Where beech and spruce forests rise across the Pieniny Mountains, a landscape of dramatic limestone gorges and verdant plateaux unfolds […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMaramures Mountains Park
Vișeu de Sus, Romania
+12 birds+9 mammals
Where ancient forests rise into mist-shrouded peaks, the northern Carpathians unveil one of Europe’s last wilderness strongholds. Spanning over 2,600 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMercantour (Cœur) National Park
Isola, France
+120 birds+29 mammals
Where alpine meadows surrender to vertiginous limestone cliffs, the Mercantour’s beating heart pulses with Mediterranean and Alpine rhythms. This 4,221-square-kilometre […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMontaña Palentina Nature Park
Vidrieros, Spain
+86 birds+15 mammals
Where granite massifs rise above 2,200 metres and beech forests give way to alpine meadows, Spain’s northern interior reveals a […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKMount Parnitha National Park
Municipal Unit of Acharnes, Greece
+135 birds+15 mammals
Where granite ridges rise dramatically above the Athenian sprawl, a remarkable wilderness unfolds across nearly 38,000 hectares of Mediterranean terrain. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNahanni National Park
Dehcho Region, Canada
+24 birds+14 mammals
Where granite gorges slice through the remote wilderness of Canada’s northwest territories, a landscape of superlative drama unfolds across nearly […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKOlympos National Park
Pieria Regional Unit, Greece
+133 birds+17 mammals
Where the Thessalian plains meet the Mediterranean, granite peaks thrust skyward in defiant majesty, their slopes cloaked in a mosaic […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKOrdesa y Monte Perdido National Park
Sobrarbe, Spain
+121 birds+29 mammals
Where limestone cliffs rise nearly a thousand metres in sheer vertical walls, the Pyrenees reveal their most dramatic visage. Ordesa […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPicos de Europa National Park
Posada de Valdeón, Spain
+120 birds+17 mammals
Where limestone peaks pierce the Asturian sky at nearly 2,700 metres, three colossal massifs create a fortress of vertical rock […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPindos National Park
Ioannina Regional Unit, Greece
+128 birds+22 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the clouds above Greece’s spine, the Pindos Mountains harbour one of southern Europe’s wildest and most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPirin National Park
Bansko, Bulgaria
+133 birds+21 mammals
Where jagged limestone peaks pierce the Macedonian sky, ancient glacial valleys cradle some of Bulgaria’s most pristine wilderness. This southwestern […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPollino National Park
Viggianello, Italy
+102 birds+23 mammals
Where the southern Apennines rise toward the sky in jagged limestone peaks, forests of Bosnian pine cling to precipitous slopes […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPonga Nature Park
San Juan de Beleño, Spain
+35 birds+8 mammals
Where limestone cliffs plunge into emerald valleys, the Picos de Europa rise dramatically above the Asturian countryside, their jagged peaks […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKPosets–maladeta Natural Park
Benasque, Spain
+121 birds+29 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Pyrenean sky at over 3,300 metres, the Posets–Maladeta massif commands one of Spain’s most dramatic […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKQuttinirpaaq National Park
Qikiqtaaluk Region, Canada
+16 birds+4 mammals
Where the Arctic archipelago reaches its northernmost extremity, ice-sculptured peaks and vast tundra plateaus dominate a landscape of raw, elemental […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKRacha-Lechkhum-Kvemo Svaneti Planned National Park
Zeskho, Georgia
+91 birds+11 mammals
Where granite gorges cut through the southern Caucasus, pristine alpine meadows cascade downward into temperate beech forests of extraordinary primeval […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKRedes Nature Park
Arrobio, Spain
+78 birds+16 mammals
Where granite gorges slice through the Cantabrian mountains, beech forests rise in cathedral-like stands above cascading streams and alpine meadows. […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKRegional Park of the Catalan Pyrenees
Olette, France
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where granite peaks thrust skyward above cloud-laden valleys, a wild tapestry of Mediterranean and alpine ecosystems interweaves across the Franco-Spanish […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVERila National Park
Mala tsarkva, Bulgaria
+131 birds+20 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Balkan skyline, pristine conifer forests blanket steep mountain slopes in an ecological tapestry that has […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSaxon Switzerland National Park
Sebnitz, Germany
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where sandstone cliffs soar vertically above the Elbe River, a landscape of extraordinary geological drama unfolds across the German-Czech borderlands. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSibillini Mountains National Park
Ussita, Italy
+123 birds+27 mammals
Where limestone ridges claw toward 2,476 metres, ancient beech forests surrender to alpine meadows and windswept crags that define the […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSierra de Guadarrama National Park
Rascafría, Spain
+141 birds+19 mammals
Where granite peaks rise abruptly from the Castilian plateau, weathered by millennia into a landscape of raw alpine drama, lies […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSila National Park
San Giovanni in Fiore, Italy
+133 birds+17 mammals
Where ancient beech forests rise above a high Calabrian plateau, Italy’s wilderness core reveals itself in dramatic relief. At elevations […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSomiedo Natural Park
Pola de Somiedo, Spain
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where granite gorges cleave through the Cantabrian Mountains of northern Spain, alpine meadows roll toward beech and oak forests in […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKSounio National Park
Municipal Unit of Ayios Konstantinos, Greece
+135 birds+15 mammals
Where the Athenian coast fractures into dramatic rocky promontories, ancient marble cliffs plunge toward the Aegean in a landscape that […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKStelvio National Park
Valfurva, Italy
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Alpine sky above 3,000 metres, three valleys converge in a realm of stark beauty and […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKŠumava National Park
Germany
+120 birds+29 mammals
Where ancient spruce forests rise and peat bogs stretch beneath mist-laden skies, the Bavarian borderlands hold one of Central Europe’s […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTombstone Territorial Park
Dawson City, Canada
+86 birds+17 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Yukon sky and tundra stretches endlessly toward the Arctic horizon, the Tombstone Range commands attention […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVETuktut Nogait National Park
Inuvik Region, Canada
+1 birds+3 mammals
Where granite gorges slice through the Arctic tundra and the Mackenzie River carves its ancient path northward, one of Canada’s […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTusheti National Park
Shavtskala, Georgia
+55 birds+8 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Caucasian sky at over 4,600 meters, ancient river valleys carve their way through one of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKUrho Kekkonen National Park
Sodankylä, Finland
+31 birds+2 mammals
Where granite peaks rise through endless boreal forest and Arctic tundra merges with pristine wilderness, Finland’s largest national park sprawls […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKValdaysky National Park
Валдайский муниципальный округ, Russia
+122 birds+13 mammals
Where glacial lakes pierce a landscape of boreal forest and ancient hills, Russia’s Valdai region unfolds as one of Eastern […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKVanoise National Park
Val-Cenis, France
+105 birds+21 mammals
Where granite peaks fracture the Alpine sky above 4,000 meters, Vanoise’s 1,716 square kilometers unfold as France’s oldest national park […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKVikos–Aoos National Park
Ioannina Regional Unit, Greece
+126 birds+24 mammals
Where granite gorges plunge nearly 1,000 metres through the Pindus Mountains, one of Europe’s most dramatic wilderness areas unfolds. The […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKVoyageurs National Park
Northwest Saint Louis, United States
+12 birds+16 mammals
Where granite bedrock meets crystalline waters along Minnesota’s Canadian border, an archipelago of pristine lakes fragments the boreal landscape into […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKWapusk National Park
Unorganized Division No. 23, Canada
+47 birds+7 mammals
Where Hudson Bay’s southern edge meets the boreal forest, subarctic tundra unfolds across nearly eighteen thousand square kilometres of pristine […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKWaterton Lakes National Park
Improvement District No. 04, Canada
+127 birds+30 mammals
Where the Rocky Mountains plunge dramatically into the turquoise waters of two pristine glacial lakes, one of North America’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKWielkopolska National Park
Trzebaw, Poland
+81 birds+8 mammals
Where glacial lakes punctuate dense mixed forests, Poland’s greatest concentration of old-growth woodland creates one of Europe’s most ecologically intact […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKWood Buffalo National Park
Improvement District No. 24, Canada
+27 birds+12 mammals
Where boreal forest dissolves into muskeg and pristine waterways carve through an otherwise untamed wilderness, Canada’s largest national park sprawls […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKYellowstone National Park
Park County, United States
+120 birds+31 mammals
Geothermal plumes rise from an alien landscape where boiling springs feed crystalline pools and geysers erupt with clockwork precision across […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKYoho National Park
Area A (Kicking Horse/Kinbasket Lake), Canada
+81 birds+26 mammals
Where granite peaks claw at British Columbia’s sky, turquoise glacial rivers carve through valleys of old-growth forest, creating a landscape […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKZakaznik Stepnoy/Tinguta
Лиманский муниципальный округ, Russia
+12 birds+2 mammals
Where the Transbaikal steppe rolls across nearly 1,205 square kilometers of southern Siberia, ancient grasslands meet scattered woodlands in a […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKZemo Svaneti Planned National Park
Hamashi-Totoleshi, Georgia
+107 birds+8 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the clouds above the Caucasus, sweeping alpine meadows give way to pristine beech and spruce forests […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARK