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An African elephant, seen in full, standing on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,332

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Conservation

Showing 54 species · Kenai Fjords

Showing 54 species · Kenai Fjords

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GrayfishVulnerable

Grayfish

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Giant Pacific OctopusLeast Concern

Giant Pacific Octopus

Enteroctopus dofleini

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Chinook SalmonNot Evaluated

Chinook Salmon

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Dall's PorpoiseLeast Concern

Dall's Porpoise

Phocoenoides dalli

CarnivoreOceanPolar
Blue SharkNear Threatened

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Common MurreLeast Concern

Common Murre

Uria aalge

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
24 countries
Bearded SealLeast Concern

Bearded Seal

Erignathus barbatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Northern FlickerLeast Concern

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Sunflower Sea StarCritically Endangered

Sunflower Sea Star

Pycnopodia helianthoides

CarnivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered
Belted KingfisherLeast Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
American MinkLeast Concern

American Mink

Neovison vison

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Ancient MurreletLeast Concern

Ancient Murrelet

Synthliboramphus antiquus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Marbled MurreletEndangered

Marbled Murrelet

Brachyramphus marmoratus

CarnivoreCrepuscularIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Northern Shrimp

Pandalus borealis

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Not Evaluated

Ghost Shrimp

Caprella linearis

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Endangered

Coho Salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

CarnivoreColonialEndangered
Not Evaluated

Sea Nettle

Chrysaora fuscescens

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Data Deficient

Pacific Hagfish

Eptatretus stoutii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Ochre Stars

Pisaster ochraceus

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Endangered

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Water Jellyfish

Aequorea victoria

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Least Concern

Common Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

OmnivoreVariable activityFamily group
Least Concern

Cuvier's Beaked Whale

Ziphius cavirostris

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

HerbivoreNocturnalFamily group
Vulnerable

Northern Fur Seal

Callorhinus ursinus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Least Concern

Baird's Beaked Whale

Berardius bairdii

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
Not Evaluated

Pram Bug

Phronima sedentaria

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Large predators187species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group
154 countries38 parks20 dive sites
Beluga WhaleNear Threatened

Beluga Whale

Delphinapterus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
9 countries21 parks2 dive sites
Moon JellyfishNot Evaluated

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
111 countries69 parks127 dive sites
Sei WhaleEndangered

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean
42 countries46 parks4 dive sites
SpurdogVulnerable

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
128 countries69 parks84 dive sites
Ocean SunfishVulnerable

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
24 countries32 parks50 dive sites
Bluntnose Sixgill SharkNear Threatened

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Hexanchus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
162 countries59 parks10 dive sites
Risso's DolphinLeast Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn herds
161 countries59 parks91 dive sites
Minke WhaleLeast Concern

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
26 countries62 parks28 dive sites
Atlantic PyrosomesNot Evaluated

Atlantic Pyrosomes

Pyrosoma atlanticum

OmnivoreColonialOcean
161 countries56 parks108 dive sites
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68 countries
75 parks
21 dive sites
7 countries
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15 dive sites
9 countries
22 parks
7 dive sites
5 countries
14 parks
8 dive sites
128 countries
73 parks
41 dive sites
31 parks
2 dive sites
9 countries
17 parks
1 dive site
11 countries
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11 parks
12 dive sites
8 countries
58 parks
12 countries
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6 countries
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11 parks
12 countries21 parks19 dive sites
16 countries39 parks44 dive sites
9 countries15 parks5 dive sites
3 countries10 parks12 dive sites
3 countries10 parks6 dive sites
3 countries10 parks12 dive sites
128 countries73 parks30 dive sites
2 countries10 parks6 dive sites
37 countries60 parks4 dive sites
30 countries40 parks11 dive sites
8 countries75 parks2 dive sites
5 countries9 parks3 dive sites
5 countries7 parks1 dive site
161 countries61 parks
21 countries28 parks
20 countries27 parks
7 countries88 parks