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Wildlife in Katmai National Park

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

2,141
recent observations
30
species listed
6
mammals
16
plants
7
birds

Naturalists have logged 2,141 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Katmai. The most frequently seen is the Brown Bear, with 1,015 recorded sightings.

Mammals account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (6 of the species listed here), followed by plants (16).

Rarer finds confirmed in Katmai include Grizzly Bear and Gray Wolf - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Grizzly BearGray Wolf
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Most-observed species in Katmai

Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
1,015 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
108 observations
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
98 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
85 observations · iNaturalist
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
62 observations
Sockeye Salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
62 observations
woolly cranesbill
Geranium erianthum
50 observations · iNaturalist
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
43 observations
white twisted-stalk
Streptopus amplexifolius
37 observations
Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris
34 observations
Arctic Starflower
Lysimachia europaea
34 observations · iNaturalist
Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
33 observations
Snowshoe Hare
Lepus americanus
32 observations
Arctic raspberry
Rubus arcticus
32 observations · iNaturalist
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
32 observations
Dwarf Fireweed
Chamaenerion latifolium
31 observations · iNaturalist
squashberry
Viburnum edule
29 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
28 observations
black crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
28 observations · iNaturalist
Rice root
Fritillaria camschatcensis
27 observations · iNaturalist
Nootka Lupine
Lupinus nootkatensis
27 observations
Spruce Grouse
Canachites canadensis
27 observations
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
26 observations
Swedish Cornel
Cornus suecica
25 observations · iNaturalist
Tall Jacob's-ladder
Polemonium acutiflorum
25 observations · iNaturalist
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
23 observations
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
23 observations
Kamchatka Rhododendron
Rhododendron camtschaticum
22 observations · iNaturalist
Moose
Alces alces
22 observations
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
21 observations

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