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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.

106,753
recent observations
30
species listed
16
plants
10
mammals
4
birds

Naturalists have logged 106,753 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Alaska. The most frequently seen is the Moose, with 8,638 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
8,638 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
7,831 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
7,745 observations · iNaturalist
Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
4,963 observations
Dwarf Fireweed
Chamaenerion latifolium
4,337 observations · iNaturalist
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
3,988 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
3,796 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
3,766 observations
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
3,569 observations
squashberry
Viburnum edule
3,493 observations · iNaturalist
Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
3,447 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
3,206 observations
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
3,146 observations
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
2,998 observations
Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris
2,954 observations
Canadian buffalo-berry
Shepherdia canadensis
2,906 observations · iNaturalist
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
2,891 observations
woolly cranesbill
Geranium erianthum
2,747 observations · iNaturalist
Tall Bluebell
Mertensia paniculata
2,719 observations · iNaturalist
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
2,686 observations
Steller Sea Lion
Eumetopias jubatus
2,634 observations
Arctic Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus parryii
2,601 observations
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
2,538 observations
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
2,532 observations
Larkspurleaf Monkshood
Aconitum delphiniifolium
2,517 observations · iNaturalist
Caribou
Rangifer tarandus
2,489 observations
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
2,488 observations
Arctic raspberry
Rubus arcticus
2,392 observations · iNaturalist
Prickly Wild Rose
Rosa acicularis
2,369 observations
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
2,367 observations

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