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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.

38,327
recent observations
30
species listed
19
plants
6
other
4
mammals

Naturalists have logged 38,327 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Olympic. The most frequently seen is the Pacific Banana Slug, with 3,331 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (19 of the species listed here), followed by other (6).

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
3,331 observations · iNaturalist
Ochre Sea Star
Pisaster ochraceus
2,715 observations · iNaturalist
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
2,563 observations
Giant Green Anemone
Anthopleura xanthogrammica
2,372 observations · iNaturalist
western sword fern
Polystichum munitum
1,760 observations
salal
Gaultheria shallon
1,630 observations
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
1,435 observations
Pacific trillium
Trillium ovatum
1,366 observations
Aggregating Anemone
Anthopleura elegantissima
1,262 observations · iNaturalist
Western Bunchberry
Cornus unalaschkensis
1,210 observations · iNaturalist
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
1,149 observations · iNaturalist
Threeleaf Foamflower
Tiarella trifoliata
1,078 observations
deer fern
Struthiopteris spicant
1,046 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-spotted Millipede
Harpaphe haydeniana
994 observations · iNaturalist
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
953 observations
Western Lily of the Valley
Maianthemum dilatatum
947 observations · iNaturalist
Arctic Butterbur
Petasites frigidus
943 observations · iNaturalist
Olympic Marmot
Marmota olympus
929 observations
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
928 observations
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
926 observations
western redcedar
Thuja plicata
923 observations
Wapiti
Cervus canadensis
921 observations
Douglas's Squirrel
Tamiasciurus douglasii
904 observations
Gooseneck Barnacle
Pollicipes polymerus
887 observations · iNaturalist
purple foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
887 observations · iNaturalist
Cliff Douglasia
Androsace laevigata
864 observations · iNaturalist
Red Huckleberry
Vaccinium parvifolium
859 observations · iNaturalist
Cascade Oregon-grape
Berberis nervosa
854 observations · iNaturalist
western skunk cabbage
Lysichiton americanus
849 observations
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
842 observations

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