# TrailBear - Wildlife Safety — Bear & Cougar Sightings Nearby

> Bear & Cougar Sightings Nearby (iPhone/iPad app by Trailbear Technologies Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trailbear-wildlife-safety/id6785678253 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Trailbear Technologies Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/6785678255)
- Category: Travel, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 78 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-08
- Data updated: 2026-09-11
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trailbear-wildlife-safety/id6785678253/reviews.md

## What is TrailBear?

Know where the bears and cougars are before you hit the trail.

TrailBear is a wildlife sighting map for hikers, campers, trail runners, and the communities that live in bear country across Canada and the United States. Nearly 400,000 sightings from iNaturalist, Parks Canada, and the community give you the information you need to hike with confidence instead of anxiety.

SIGHTING MAP
See wildlife sightings on an interactive map covering all 50 states and 13 provinces and territories. Filter by species, time range, and location. Tap any sighting for photos, species details, and how recently it was reported.

Seven species tracked: black bear, grizzly, polar bear, cougar, coyote, hornet, and tick.

TRAIL ACTIVITY LEVELS
Tap any trail to see how much wildlife has been reported nearby, weighted by species and how recent each sighting is. Grizzly and cougar reports count for more than black bears alone. It describes what people have reported, not how safe a trail is.

TRIP PLANNER
Search any trail, park, or town. Get a trip briefing with recent sighting data, seasonal wildlife context (denning, berry season, hyperphagia), recommended safety reading, and a printable gear checklist.

SAFETY EDUCATION
Eight research-backed guides covering bear encounters, cougar encounters, species identification, bear spray, trail safety, field signs, food storage, and community safety. Informed by Stephen Herrero's Bear Attacks (3rd Edition). Always free.

CUSTOM ALERT ZONES
Draw zones around your cabin, running route, or neighbourhood. Get notified when wildlife is reported inside them.

REPORT SIGHTINGS
Spot something? Report it in seconds with GPS location, species, and an optional photo, or tap anywhere on the map to report a sighting at that spot. The app reminds you to get to safety before reporting. A free account is required to report, so every sighting has a real person behind it.

HEATMAP VIEW
Toggle the heatmap to see wildlife activity hotspots and identify high-density areas at a glance.

BUILT TO PROTECT WILDLIFE
Grizzly and cougar locations are offset before they are displayed, by 500m in Canada and up to 1km in the United States. True coordinates never leave our database. Black bear, coyote, hornet, and tick locations are shown exactly, and so are polar bears, because people in Arctic communities need to know when a bear has entered town.

TrailBear exists to keep people safe around wildlife, not to help anyone find it.

OFFLINE MAPS
Download map areas before you lose cell service and navigate in the backcountry.

WHAT IT WILL NOT DO
Sightings are crowdsourced and unverified. An empty map does not mean an empty forest, and most wildlife is never reported. TrailBear is not a substitute for bear spray, backcountry preparation, or your own judgement.

Browsing the map and every safety guide are free, with no account needed.

TRAILBEAR PRO SUBSCRIPTION
TrailBear Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: $6.99 CAD per month, or $49.99 CAD per year with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings.

Terms of Use: https://app.trailbear.app/terms
Privacy Policy: https://app.trailbear.app/privacy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TrailBear Pro | $39.99 | per year |
| TrailBear Pro | $4.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-10

Small fix: the species filter was cutting off the word Coyote on smaller iPhones.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-08

No release notes.

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