Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park

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

Most-observed species in Yellowstone

9,528 observations

Cervus canadensis

5,406 observations

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

2,324 observations

2,161 observations

1,939 observations

Antilocapra americana

1,920 observations

1,759 observations

1,623 observations

Uinta Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus armatus

1,185 observations · iNaturalist

1,143 observations

Ovis canadensis

1,022 observations

Odocoileus hemionus

1,005 observations

Mountain Bluebird

Sialia currucoides

978 observations

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Marmota flaviventris

977 observations

Charadrius vociferus

807 observations

sticky geranium

Geranium viscosissimum

764 observations · iNaturalist

Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian

Gentianopsis thermalis

722 observations · iNaturalist

Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Callospermophilus lateralis

715 observations

Pandion haliaetus

669 observations

American Red Squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

666 observations

Cygnus buccinator

662 observations

652 observations

Lanceleaf Stonecrop

Sedum lanceolatum

608 observations · iNaturalist

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

603 observations

Chamaenerion angustifolium

592 observations · iNaturalist

sulfur buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum

582 observations

Branta canadensis

567 observations

Antigone canadensis

564 observations

Barrow's Goldeneye

Bucephala islandica

527 observations · iNaturalist

Black-billed Magpie

515 observations

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