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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 20 species · Nahanni

Showing 20 species · Nahanni

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Trumpeter SwanLeast Concern

Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Northern Hawk-Owl

Surnia ulula

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Wood Frog

Lithobates sylvaticus

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Black-Capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Cinereus Shrew

Sorex cinereus

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Grizzly Bear

Ursus arctos horribilis

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Thinhorn Sheep

Ovis dalli

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Fisher

Pekania pennanti

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Bushy-tailed Woodrat

Neotoma cinerea

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Large predators187species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Brown BearLeast Concern

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
51 countries53 parks
MooseLeast Concern

Moose

Alces alces

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
15 countries57 parks
Gray WolfLeast Concern

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
61 countries76 parks
Bald EagleLeast Concern

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
3 countries36 parks
WolverineLeast Concern

Wolverine

Gulo gulo

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
16 countries33 parks
Peregrine FalconLeast Concern

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
70 countries41 parks
American Black BearLeast Concern

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
3 countries41 parks
Belted KingfisherLeast Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
8 countries58 parks
North American PorcupineLeast Concern

North American Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
3 countries57 parks
Snowshoe HareLeast Concern

Snowshoe Hare

Lepus americanus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
2 countries35 parks
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Endangered
2 countries
4 parks
28 countries66 parks
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2 countries29 parks
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