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Wildlife in Glacier National Park

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

22,721
recent observations
30
species listed
20
plants
10
mammals

Naturalists have logged 22,721 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Glacier. The most frequently seen is the Columbian Ground Squirrel, with 1,792 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (20 of the species listed here), followed by mammals (10).

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

Grizzly Bear
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Most-observed species in Glacier

Columbian Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus columbianus
1,792 observations
Mountain Goat
Oreamnos americanus
1,766 observations
Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis
1,508 observations
common beargrass
Xerophyllum tenax
1,500 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
1,043 observations · iNaturalist
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
994 observations
Hoary Marmot
Marmota caligata
941 observations
Glacier Lily
Erythronium grandiflorum
816 observations
Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
785 observations
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
720 observations
Moose
Alces alces
680 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
677 observations
Saskatoon
Amelanchier alnifolia
631 observations
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
613 observations
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
612 observations
Baker's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus apiculatus
610 observations · iNaturalist
yellow columbine
Aquilegia flavescens
604 observations · iNaturalist
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
597 observations
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
594 observations · iNaturalist
Bride's Bonnet
Clintonia uniflora
587 observations
Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
569 observations
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
567 observations
white pasqueflower
Pulsatilla occidentalis
554 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
495 observations
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
442 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
413 observations
sticky geranium
Geranium viscosissimum
407 observations · iNaturalist
Threeleaf Foamflower
Tiarella trifoliata
403 observations
Mountain Bog Gentian
Gentiana calycosa
402 observations
Rocky Mountain maple
Acer glabrum
399 observations

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