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Learn the wildlife of Wrangell–St. Elias National Park

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501 species have research-grade observations inside Wrangell–St. Elias National Park on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you know what you're looking at before you go.

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Most recorded here

The species with the most research-grade observations on iNaturalist, and how many each has. Most recorded doesn't mean native.

Birds

  1. Spruce Grouse Canachites canadensis21
  2. Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator16
  3. White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys12
  4. Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica11
  5. Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis11
  6. Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris10
  7. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis8
  8. Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus7
  9. Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus7
  10. Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica6

Plants

  1. Dwarf Fireweed Chamaenerion latifolium79
  2. Yellow Mountain-avens Dryas drummondii51
  3. Canadian buffalo-berry Shepherdia canadensis49
  4. Alpine Sweet-vetch Hedysarum alpinum43
  5. Moss Campion Silene acaulis39
  6. Tall Bluebell Mertensia paniculata38
  7. Larkspurleaf Monkshood Aconitum delphiniifolium36
  8. Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa36
  9. Squashberry Viburnum edule33
  10. Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium32

Mammals

  1. Brown Bear Ursus arctos26
  2. Moose Alces alces15
  3. American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus13
  4. Arctic Ground Squirrel Urocitellus parryii11
  5. American Black Bear Ursus americanus10
  6. Caribou Rangifer tarandus8
  7. American Beaver Castor canadensis6
  8. Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina5
  9. Thinhorn Sheep Ovis dalli5
  10. Mountain Goat Oreamnos americanus5

Insects

  1. Forest Bumble Bee Bombus sylvicola36
  2. Alaskan Fritillary Boloria alaskensis29
  3. Frigid bumble bee Bombus frigidus26
  4. McKay's Western Bumble Bee Bombus mckayi25
  5. Cryptic Bumble Bee Bombus cryptarum20
  6. Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee Bombus flavifrons19
  7. Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee Bombus mixtus18
  8. Arctic Fritillary Boloria chariclea17
  9. Mormon Fritillary Argynnis mormonia14
  10. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon13

Spiders and kin

  1. Rock Orbweaver Aculepeira carbonarioides3
  2. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia2
  3. Bronze Jumping Spider Eris militaris1
  4. Gnaphosa brumalis1

Fish

  1. Arctic Grayling Thymallus arcticus3
  2. Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka2
  3. Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss1
  4. Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch1
  5. Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma1
  6. Round Whitefish Prosopium cylindraceum1

How a trip works

A trip has its own trail of lessons: meet six species, match them to new photos, then practice with four choices. Species you learn go into your Fieldbook, and starting a trip earns its Passport stamp. Your home place stays as it is.

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Species lists and counts from research-grade observations on iNaturalist, as of October 2026. KnowKi is not affiliated with the National Park Service. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.