2017 Wildlife Sightings in Banff

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 it’s 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 what animals (big and small - we protect them all) we've spotted on our 2017 Banff Evening Wildlife Safari (April to October):

24th April: Mule deer, elk, white tailed deer. 23rd April: no wildlife sighted. 22nd April: no wildlife sighted. 21st April: Elk, deer, and five bull elk with antlers. 20th April: Elk, mule deer and bighorn sheep. 19th April: Mule deer, coyote and elk. 5th October: Elk, coyote. 4th October: no wildlife sighted. 3rd October: Elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer. 2nd October: Elk, coyote, mule deer. 1st October: Elk, mule deer, white tailed deer, coyote. 30th September: Bull elk fighting with each other. 29th September: Elk, white tailed deer, bighorn sheep. 28th September: Elk 27th September: Bull & cow elk, ewe and lamb bighorn sheep. 26th September: No wildlife sighted. 25th September: Elk and white tailed deer. 24th September: Elk and mule deer. 23rd September: Elk and white tailed deer. 22nd September: Elk, coyote. 21st September: Elk, coyote, white tailed deer stag & doe. 20th September: Elk. 19th September: No wildlife sighted. 18th September: Elk, black bear, white tailed deer. 17th September: Elk, mule deer, coyote. 16th September: Elk, white tailed deer. 15th September: Elk. 14th September: Elk, coyote, white tailed deer, mule deer. 13th September: Elk, coyote, mule deer, white tailed deer. 12th September: Elk, mule deer, white tailed deer. 11th Septmeber: Bighorn sheep, white tailed deer stag. 10th September: Elk harems. 9th September: Elk, white tailed deer, mallards, mule deer. 8th September: Elk. 7th September: Bull elk fighting with each other, stag & doe white tailed deer, coyote, Canada geese, common mergansers. 6th September: Elk, bighorn sheep rams. 5th September: Elk everywhere! Coyote. 4th September: Mule deer stag, cow elk, bighorn sheep ram, white tailed deer. 3rd September: Bull elk, bighorn sheep rams & ewes, osprey, herd of cow elk. 2nd September: Elk, bighorn sheep, white tailed deer, mule deer. 1st September: Elk, white tailed deer, mule deer. 31st August: Bighorn sheep, elk. 30th August: No wildlife sighted. 29th August: No wildlife sighted. 28th August: Mule deer, elk. 27th August: Mule deer, white tailed deer. 26th August: Osprey with fish, bald eagle, bighorn sheep ewes & lambs, white tailed deer, mule deer, elk. 25th August: Bull elk, white tailed deer, bighorn sheep. 24th August: Coyote. 23rd August: Elk. 22nd August: Bighorn sheep rams, ewes & lambs, elk, mule deer, osprey. 21st August: Bull elk, osprey, columbian ground squirrel, bull moose. 20th August: Elk, coyote, mule deer, bighorn sheep rams, bear. 19th August: Bighorn sheep (ewes & lambs), mule deer, bull elk, white tailed deer, coyote. 18th August: Coyote, elk, mule deer doe & fawns, white tailed deer, loon, bald eagle, osprey. 17th August: White tailed deer, cow & juvenile elk, coyote. 16th August: Osprey, mule deer bucks, bighorn sheep rams, elk, white tailed deer does. 15th August: Elk, mule deer, white tailed deer, bighorn sheep, osprey, bald eagle. 14th August: Elk, mule deer, red squirrel, osprey with fish, white tailed deer, bighorn sheep. 13th August: Bighorn sheep, elk, mallards. 12th August: Bighorn sheep, white tailed deer, coyote. 11th August: Elk, bighorn sheep. 10th August: Bighorn sheep, white tailed deer, mule deer, coyote. 9th August: Mountain goat nanny & kid, elk herd. 8th August: No wildlife sighted. 7th August: Osprey, bighorn sheep, elk, white tailed deer, mule deer, bighorn sheep. 6th August: Barred owl, osprey, mule deer, white tailed deer, elk. 5th August: Mule deer, bighorn sheep, elk. 4th August: Elk, white tailed deer, bald eagle, osprey, bighorn sheep. 3rd August: White tailed deer, mule deer, elk. 2nd August: White tailed deer, elk. 1st August: Elk, bighorn sheep. July 31st: No wildlife sighted. 30th July: Mule deer, bighorn sheep, white tailed deer. 29th July: 70+ herd of elk, bighorn sheep. 28th July: Elk, bighorn sheep. 27th July: 70+ herd of elk, bighorn sheep, black bear with cubs. 26th July: Black bear, elk, mule deer. 25th July: Elk, bighorn sheep, white tailed deer, black bear, loon. 24th July: Elk with calf, mule deer, snowshoe hare. 23rd July: White tailed deer, bighorn sheep, mule deer, elk. 22nd July: White tailed deer doe and buck, coyote 21st July: Elk with calves 20th July: 70+ herd of elk, bighorn rams, ewes and lambs. 19th July: 70+ herd of elk, cinnamon black bear, bighorn rams & ewes, 2 bull elk. 18th July: Elk, coyote, bighorn sheep. 17th July: Black bear, wolf, elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer. 16th July: Bighorn sheep, cow elk, white tailed deer, mule deer, bull elk. 15th July: Coyote, grizzly bear, bighorn sheep, elk, white tailed deer. 14th July: Elk, black bear, bighorn sheep, mule deer, white tailed deer, bighorn sheep. 13th July: Elk, white tailed deer, mule deer, osprey. 12th July: Cinnamon black bear 11th July: Cow elk with calves. 10th July: Elk, bighorn sheep, white tailed deer. 9th July: No wildlife sightings 8th July: Bighorn sheep, white tailed deer. 7th July: Bighorn sheep, white tailed deer, elk. 6th July: Grizzly bear, mule deer, white tailed deer,  white tailed deer, columbian ground squirrels, elk, osprey. 5th July: Elk, bighorn sheep ewes & lambs, white tailed deer, black bear. 4th July: Mule deer, coyote, columbian ground squirrel, black bear. 3rd July: Bighorn sheep rams, ewes and lambs, mule deer. 2nd July: Bighorn sheep, mosquitos (it's the season!) 1st July: Grizzly bear, bighorn sheep, white tailed deer, elk. 30th June: Bighorn sheep, black bear, mule deer, grizzly bear. 29th June: Bighorn sheep, elk. 28th June: Elk, white tailed deer. 27th June: Black bear, mule deer, elk, bighorn sheep. 26th June: Elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep. 25th June: Bighorn sheep, blue heron, elk, white tailed deer, black bear. 24th June: Multiple black bears, black bear cubs, bighorn sheep (rams & ewes), mule deer, white tailed deer, elk. 23rd June: Mule deer, white tailed deer, elk. 22nd June: Elk, mule deer, white tailed deer. 21st June: Two wolves! Coyote, elk. 20th June: Mule deer, white tailed deer. 19th June: Elk, bighorn sheep, grizzly bear, mule deer. 18th June: Elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep rams, grizzly bear. 17th June: Bighorn sheep, white tailed deer, black bear, mule deer. 16th June: White tailed deer, columbian ground squirrel, magpie 15th June: Elk, mule deer, white tailed deer 14th June: No animals sighted 13th June: Elk, mule deer, grizzly bear, cow elk with calf 12th June: Elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer. 11th June: Elk, cow elk with calf, mule deer, white tailed deer. 10th June: Elk, white tailed deer, mule deer, bighorn sheep, red-winged blackbird. 9th June: Two black bears, 3 bull elk, bighorn sheep, white tailed deer, coyote, mule deer. 8th June: Four black bears, elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep. 7th June: Bighorn sheep, mule deer, white tailed deer. 6th June: Cinnamon black bear with 3 cubs, elk, white tailed deer, mule deer, bighorn sheep. 5th June: Elk, cinnamon black bear with 3 cubs, bighorn sheep, coyote. 4th June: Elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep. 3rd June: Black bear, grizzly bear, elk, black bear with two cubs, bighorn sheep. 1st June: Elk, mule deer, white tailed deer. 31st May: Elk, white tailed deer, mule deer. 30th May: Grizzly bear, elk, bighorn sheep, black bear. 29th May: Bighorn sheep, elk (everywhere), mule deer (everywhere), black bear with cubs. 28th May: Coyote, columbian ground squirrels, elk, white tailed deer, black bear mother with three cubs. 27th May: Elk, Bighorn sheep, mule deer, white tailed deer. 26th May: Elk, mule deer, white tailed deer, bighorn sheep rams. 25 May: Elk, mule deer, white tailed deer, bighorn sheep ewes. 24 May: 23 May 2017: Elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer. 22nd May 2017: Bull elk, cow elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep rams, bighorn sheep ewes, grouse. 21st May 2017: Elk, white tailed deer, mule deer, coyote, black bear, bighorn sheep, canada geese.