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.

Most-observed species in Alaska

8,127 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

7,183 observations

Chamaenerion angustifolium

6,973 observations · iNaturalist

4,622 observations

Chamaenerion latifolium

3,816 observations · iNaturalist

Oplopanax horridus

3,675 observations · iNaturalist

Achillea millefolium

3,585 observations

common cowparsnip

Heracleum maximum

3,458 observations

American Red Squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

3,334 observations

3,309 observations · iNaturalist

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

3,222 observations

3,068 observations

Megaptera novaeangliae

2,927 observations

Short-billed Gull

Larus brachyrhynchus

2,797 observations

2,753 observations

Canadian buffalo-berry

Shepherdia canadensis

2,727 observations · iNaturalist

Rubus spectabilis

2,683 observations

red-berried elder

Sambucus racemosa

2,575 observations

woolly cranesbill

Geranium erianthum

2,480 observations · iNaturalist

Steller Sea Lion

Eumetopias jubatus

2,366 observations

Arctic Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus parryii

2,365 observations

Rangifer tarandus

2,360 observations

Black-billed Magpie

2,350 observations

Mertensia paniculata

2,334 observations · iNaturalist

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

2,332 observations

Larkspurleaf Monkshood

Aconitum delphiniifolium

2,318 observations · iNaturalist

Amanita muscaria

2,282 observations · iNaturalist

shrubby cinquefoil

Dasiphora fruticosa

2,282 observations

black crowberry

Empetrum nigrum

2,257 observations · iNaturalist

Prickly Wild Rose

Rosa acicularis

2,244 observations

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