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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.

39,233
recent observations
30
species listed
19
plants
6
other
4
mammals

Naturalists have logged 39,233 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Olympic. The most frequently seen is the Pacific Banana Slug, with 3,418 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
3,418 observations · iNaturalist
Ochre Sea Star
Pisaster ochraceus
2,789 observations · iNaturalist
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
2,632 observations
Giant Green Anemone
Anthopleura xanthogrammica
2,438 observations · iNaturalist
western sword fern
Polystichum munitum
1,846 observations
salal
Gaultheria shallon
1,653 observations
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
1,444 observations
Pacific trillium
Trillium ovatum
1,378 observations
Aggregating Anemone
Anthopleura elegantissima
1,307 observations · iNaturalist
Western Bunchberry
Cornus unalaschkensis
1,226 observations · iNaturalist
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
1,172 observations · iNaturalist
Threeleaf Foamflower
Tiarella trifoliata
1,104 observations
deer fern
Struthiopteris spicant
1,087 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-spotted Millipede
Harpaphe haydeniana
1,007 observations · iNaturalist
Arctic Butterbur
Petasites frigidus
973 observations · iNaturalist
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
967 observations
Western Lily of the Valley
Maianthemum dilatatum
966 observations · iNaturalist
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
962 observations
Olympic Marmot
Marmota olympus
949 observations
Douglas's Squirrel
Tamiasciurus douglasii
947 observations
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
937 observations
western redcedar
Thuja plicata
936 observations
Wapiti
Cervus canadensis
932 observations
purple foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
916 observations · iNaturalist
Gooseneck Barnacle
Pollicipes polymerus
909 observations · iNaturalist
Cliff Douglasia
Androsace laevigata
881 observations · iNaturalist
western skunk cabbage
Lysichiton americanus
869 observations
Red Huckleberry
Vaccinium parvifolium
866 observations · iNaturalist
Cascade Oregon-grape
Berberis nervosa
865 observations · iNaturalist
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
857 observations

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