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Wildlife in Alaska

Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Alaska right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

114,234
recent observations
30
species listed
16
plants
10
mammals
4
birds

Naturalists have logged 114,234 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Alaska. The most frequently seen is the Moose, with 9,047 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (16 of the species listed here), followed by mammals (10).

Rarer finds confirmed in Alaska include Grizzly Bear - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Grizzly Bear
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Most-observed species in Alaska

Moose
Alces alces
9,047 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
8,345 observations · iNaturalist
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
8,190 observations
Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
5,236 observations
Dwarf Fireweed
Chamaenerion latifolium
4,542 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
4,534 observations
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
4,187 observations · iNaturalist
squashberry
Viburnum edule
3,993 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
3,925 observations
Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
3,798 observations
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
3,773 observations
Prickly Wild Rose
Rosa acicularis
3,417 observations
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
3,341 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
3,321 observations
Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris
3,146 observations
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
3,119 observations
Canadian buffalo-berry
Shepherdia canadensis
3,002 observations · iNaturalist
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
2,999 observations
Tall Bluebell
Mertensia paniculata
2,887 observations · iNaturalist
woolly cranesbill
Geranium erianthum
2,842 observations · iNaturalist
Steller Sea Lion
Eumetopias jubatus
2,813 observations
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
2,801 observations
Arctic Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus parryii
2,726 observations
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
2,656 observations
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
2,655 observations
Larkspurleaf Monkshood
Aconitum delphiniifolium
2,632 observations · iNaturalist
black crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
2,602 observations · iNaturalist
Caribou
Rangifer tarandus
2,584 observations
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
2,580 observations
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
2,541 observations

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