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Wildlife in Lake Clark National Park

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

1,057
recent observations
30
species listed
20
plants
2
mammals
4
birds

Naturalists have logged 1,057 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Lake Clark. The most frequently seen is the Brown Bear, with 249 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (20 of the species listed here), followed by mammals (2).

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

Grizzly Bear
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Most-observed species in Lake Clark

Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
249 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
122 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
61 observations · iNaturalist
Moose
Alces alces
59 observations
woolly cranesbill
Geranium erianthum
57 observations · iNaturalist
Rice root
Fritillaria camschatcensis
49 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
41 observations
Seabeach Groundsel
Senecio pseudoarnica
30 observations · iNaturalist
seaside pea
Lathyrus japonicus
29 observations
Arctic raspberry
Rubus arcticus
23 observations · iNaturalist
Sitka burnet
Sanguisorba stipulata
21 observations · iNaturalist
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
20 observations · iNaturalist
Dwarf Fireweed
Chamaenerion latifolium
20 observations · iNaturalist
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
19 observations
round-leaved sundew
Drosera rotundifolia
19 observations
Chrysomyxa woroninii
Chrysomyxa woroninii
19 observations · iNaturalist
Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
18 observations
squashberry
Viburnum edule
18 observations · iNaturalist
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
17 observations
Pacific Halibut
Hippoglossus stenolepis
17 observations
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
17 observations
white twisted-stalk
Streptopus amplexifolius
17 observations
Perennial Cornflower
Centaurea montana
16 observations · iNaturalist
Larkspurleaf Monkshood
Aconitum delphiniifolium
15 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
14 observations
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
14 observations
Spiny Leaf Gall Wasp
Diplolepis polita
14 observations · iNaturalist
cloudberry
Rubus chamaemorus
14 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
14 observations · iNaturalist
Spruce Grouse
Canachites canadensis
14 observations

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