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Wildlife in Glacier National Park

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

23,451
recent observations
30
species listed
20
plants
10
mammals

Naturalists have logged 23,451 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Glacier. The most frequently seen is the Columbian Ground Squirrel, with 1,824 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (20 of the species listed here), followed by mammals (10).

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

Grizzly Bear
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Most-observed species in Glacier

Columbian Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus columbianus
1,824 observations
Mountain Goat
Oreamnos americanus
1,800 observations
Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis
1,534 observations
common beargrass
Xerophyllum tenax
1,520 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
1,078 observations · iNaturalist
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
1,030 observations
Hoary Marmot
Marmota caligata
965 observations
Glacier Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum
822 observations
Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
818 observations
Saskatoon
Amelanchier alnifolia
761 observations
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
758 observations
Moose
Alces alces
693 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
690 observations
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
632 observations
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
622 observations
Baker's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus apiculatus
618 observations · iNaturalist
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
613 observations
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
610 observations · iNaturalist
yellow columbine
Aquilegia flavescens
606 observations · iNaturalist
Bride's Bonnet
Clintonia uniflora
597 observations
Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
587 observations
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
579 observations
white pasqueflower
Pulsatilla occidentalis
558 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
538 observations
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
463 observations · iNaturalist
western redcedar
Thuja plicata
452 observations
Mountain Bog Gentian
Gentiana calycosa
449 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
418 observations
Threeleaf Foamflower
Tiarella trifoliata
408 observations
sticky geranium
Geranium viscosissimum
408 observations · iNaturalist

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