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Wildlife in Olympic National Park

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

40,394
recent observations
30
species listed
17
plants
7
other
4
mammals

Naturalists have logged 40,394 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Olympic. The most frequently seen is the Pacific Banana Slug, with 3,607 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (17 of the species listed here), followed by other (7).

Rarer finds confirmed in Olympic include Olympic Marmot - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Olympic Marmot
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Most-observed species in Olympic

Pacific Banana Slug
Ariolimax columbianus
3,607 observations · iNaturalist
Ochre Sea Star
Pisaster ochraceus
2,883 observations · iNaturalist
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
2,705 observations
Giant Green Anemone
Anthopleura xanthogrammica
2,498 observations · iNaturalist
western sword fern
Polystichum munitum
1,882 observations
salal
Gaultheria shallon
1,698 observations
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
1,457 observations
Pacific trillium
Trillium ovatum
1,385 observations
Aggregating Anemone
Anthopleura elegantissima
1,336 observations · iNaturalist
Western Bunchberry
Cornus unalaschkensis
1,257 observations · iNaturalist
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
1,197 observations · iNaturalist
deer fern
Struthiopteris spicant
1,133 observations · iNaturalist
Threeleaf Foamflower
Tiarella trifoliata
1,119 observations
Western Lily of the Valley
Maianthemum dilatatum
1,031 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-spotted Millipede
Harpaphe haydeniana
1,027 observations · iNaturalist
Douglas's Squirrel
Tamiasciurus douglasii
1,018 observations
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
1,016 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
981 observations
Arctic Butterbur
Petasites frigidus
979 observations · iNaturalist
Olympic Marmot
Marmota olympus
970 observations
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
963 observations
Wapiti
Cervus canadensis
962 observations
western redcedar
Thuja plicata
947 observations
purple foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
940 observations · iNaturalist
Gooseneck Barnacle
Pollicipes polymerus
928 observations · iNaturalist
Black Slug
Arion ater
921 observations · iNaturalist
Cliff Douglasia
Androsace laevigata
907 observations · iNaturalist
Canada Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
887 observations
western skunk cabbage
Lysichiton americanus
882 observations
Red Huckleberry
Vaccinium parvifolium
878 observations · iNaturalist

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