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 Hustai National Park (Mongolia) — among 65 wildlife hotspots across 15 countries, including the United States, Italy, Poland and Canada. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park
Pescasseroli, Italy
+139 birds+18 mammals
Where the central Apennines rise in dramatic limestone and clay ridges, the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park unfolds across one of Italy's most…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKAlaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Alaska, United States
+391 birds+58 mammals
Where the North Pacific collides with Alaska's rugged coastline, a sprawling archipelago of islands, rocky outcrops, and coastal headlands forms one of North America's most remote…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYArctic National Wildlife Refuge
Arctic Village, United States
+132 birds+15 mammals
Across the northernmost reaches of Alaska's Unorganized Borough, where the Brooks Range rises from the coastal plain and tundra spreads endlessly toward the Arctic Ocean, lies…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYBanff National Park
Improvement District No. 9, Canada
+264 birds+33 mammals
Where the Canadian Rockies thrust skyward in a cathedral of limestone and ice, Banff National Park preserves a wilderness of astounding vertical drama. Glacier-carved valleys cradle…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBavarian Forest National Park
Germany
+127 birds+18 mammals
Where ancient spruce and fir forests rise across the Bohemian plateau, the Bavarian Forest National Park unfolds as one of central Europe's most intact temperate woodland…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBelluno Dolomites National Park
Sospirolo, Italy
+72 birds+10 mammals
Where the Dolomites' pale limestone ramparts rise above the Veneto plain, the Belluno Dolomites National Park encompasses a landscape of profound ecological diversity. The park's subarctic-style…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBiałowieża National Park
Bialowieza, Poland
+177 birds+23 mammals
Straddling the border between Poland and Belarus, this primordial forest landscape encompasses one of Europe's last remaining expanses of old-growth woodland, where ancient trees rise through…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBiebrza National Park
Goniądz, Poland
+242 birds+33 mammals
Where the Narew River sprawls across northeastern Poland's flatlands, Biebrza National Park unfolds as one of Europe's largest and most ecologically vital wetland complexes. Encompassing roughly…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCévennes National Park
Vebron, France
+187 birds+63 mammals
Where granite gorges slice through the limestone plateaux of southern France, the Cévennes Cœur National Park unfolds across nearly 3,500 square kilometres of one of Europe's…
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