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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.

22,208
recent observations
30
species listed
20
plants
10
mammals

Naturalists have logged 22,208 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Glacier. The most frequently seen is the Columbian Ground Squirrel, with 1,745 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
1,745 observations
Mountain Goat
Oreamnos americanus
1,732 observations
common beargrass
Xerophyllum tenax
1,469 observations · iNaturalist
Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis
1,458 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
1,005 observations · iNaturalist
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
988 observations
Hoary Marmot
Marmota caligata
924 observations
Glacier Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum
814 observations
Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
758 observations
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
702 observations
Moose
Alces alces
671 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
663 observations
Saskatoon
Amelanchier alnifolia
612 observations
Baker's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus apiculatus
609 observations · iNaturalist
yellow columbine
Aquilegia flavescens
603 observations · iNaturalist
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
593 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
590 observations
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
587 observations
Bride's Bonnet
Clintonia uniflora
581 observations
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
579 observations · iNaturalist
Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
557 observations
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
547 observations
white pasqueflower
Pulsatilla occidentalis
530 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
483 observations
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
430 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
405 observations
Mountain Bog Gentian
Gentiana calycosa
397 observations
Threeleaf Foamflower
Tiarella trifoliata
396 observations
western redcedar
Thuja plicata
390 observations
Rocky Mountain maple
Acer glabrum
390 observations

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