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Map Species Parks Diving

A full-body African elephant on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

Species

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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

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Apex predators187species Giants of nature57species Threatened species515species Night life768species Big cats39species Polar wildlife74species Endemic species6species The Big Five6species

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Showing 33 species · Ivvavik

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Ringed Seal

Pusa hispida

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean

Sandhill Crane

Antigone canadensis

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

Wolverine

Gulo gulo

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Arctic Charr

Salvelinus alpinus

CarnivoreFishFreshwater

Bearded Seal

Erignathus barbatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Brent Goose

Branta bernicla

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

CarnivoreCrepuscularIn pairs

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

Bowhead Whale

Balaena mysticetus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Snow Goose

Anser caerulescens

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

American Golden Plover

Pluvialis dominica

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

InsectivoreDiurnalVariable activity

Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Arctic Hare

Lepus arcticus

HerbivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Gyrfalcon

Falco rusticolus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos horribilis

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Thinhorn Sheep

Ovis dalli

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Walrus

Odobenus rosmarus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn herds

9 countries14 parks1 dive site

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

51 countries53 parks

Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

9 countries4 parks1 dive site

Near Threatened

Narwhal

Monodon monoceros

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

8 countries12 parks1 dive site

Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs

7 countries19 parks

Near Threatened

Beluga Whale

Delphinapterus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

9 countries21 parks2 dive sites

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

72 countries109 parks

Snowy Owl

Bubo scandiacus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

8 countries6 parks

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

61 countries76 parks

Muskox

Ovibos moschatus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

9 countries4 parks

11 countries

18 parks

2 dive sites

5 countries

25 parks

33 parks

47 countries

186 parks

49 countries

28 parks

19 countries69 parks7 dive sites

9 countries17 parks1 dive site

13 countries40 parks

17 countries27 parks

54 countries130 parks

37 countries24 parks

9 countries15 parks1 dive site

8 countries24 parks

11 countries24 parks

10 countries26 parks

12 countries45 parks

13 countries27 parks

12 countries83 parks

11 countries35 parks

7 countries12 parks

5 countries17 parks

2 countries26 parks

2 countries10 parks