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Wildlife in Chugach State Park

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

8,709
recent observations
30
species listed
23
plants
5
mammals
1
fungi

Naturalists have logged 8,709 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Chugach. The most frequently seen is the Moose, with 1,030 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (23 of the species listed here), followed by mammals (5).

Rarer finds confirmed in Chugach include Moss Campion - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Moss Campion
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Most-observed species in Chugach

Moose
Alces alces
1,030 observations
Thinhorn Sheep
Ovis dalli
578 observations
woolly cranesbill
Geranium erianthum
509 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
477 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
412 observations
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
360 observations · iNaturalist
Larkspurleaf Monkshood
Aconitum delphiniifolium
345 observations · iNaturalist
squashberry
Viburnum edule
318 observations · iNaturalist
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
293 observations · iNaturalist
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
279 observations
mountain hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana
260 observations
Dwarf Fireweed
Chamaenerion latifolium
250 observations · iNaturalist
alpine azalea
Kalmia procumbens
246 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
238 observations
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
238 observations · iNaturalist
black crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
227 observations · iNaturalist
Moss Campion
Silene acaulis
213 observations
Tall Bluebell
Mertensia paniculata
208 observations · iNaturalist
Sitka burnet
Sanguisorba stipulata
203 observations · iNaturalist
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
195 observations
white twisted-stalk
Streptopus amplexifolius
188 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
187 observations
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
186 observations · iNaturalist
Arctic Starflower
Lysimachia europaea
186 observations · iNaturalist
Snowshoe Hare
Lepus americanus
185 observations
Prickly Saxifrage
Saxifraga tricuspidata
184 observations · iNaturalist
Alaskan pincushion plant
Diapensia obovata
183 observations · iNaturalist
Partridgefoot
Luetkea pectinata
181 observations · iNaturalist
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
179 observations
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
171 observations

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