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Wildlife in Alaska

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

109,282
recent observations
30
species listed
16
plants
10
mammals
4
birds

Naturalists have logged 109,282 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Alaska. The most frequently seen is the Moose, with 8,795 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (16 of the species listed here), followed by mammals (10).

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

Grizzly Bear
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Most-observed species in Alaska

Moose
Alces alces
8,795 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
8,029 observations · iNaturalist
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
7,958 observations
Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
5,052 observations
Dwarf Fireweed
Chamaenerion latifolium
4,456 observations · iNaturalist
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
4,089 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
3,856 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
3,798 observations
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
3,643 observations
Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
3,605 observations
squashberry
Viburnum edule
3,571 observations · iNaturalist
Common Raven
Corvus corax
3,241 observations
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
3,188 observations
Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris
3,042 observations
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
3,028 observations
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
2,953 observations
Canadian buffalo-berry
Shepherdia canadensis
2,928 observations · iNaturalist
Tall Bluebell
Mertensia paniculata
2,866 observations · iNaturalist
woolly cranesbill
Geranium erianthum
2,817 observations · iNaturalist
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
2,768 observations
Steller Sea Lion
Eumetopias jubatus
2,697 observations
Arctic Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus parryii
2,647 observations
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
2,591 observations
Larkspurleaf Monkshood
Aconitum delphiniifolium
2,583 observations · iNaturalist
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
2,578 observations
Caribou
Rangifer tarandus
2,543 observations
black crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
2,539 observations · iNaturalist
Prickly Wild Rose
Rosa acicularis
2,510 observations
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
2,495 observations
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
2,416 observations

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