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

Species

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Learn what each species is like, find out where it lives in the wild, and plan your next sighting — all in one place.

2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

Parks connected

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 21 species · Kootenay

Showing 21 species · Kootenay

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Least Concern

Roosevelt Elk

Cervus canadensis

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
Least Concern

North American Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Black-Capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Clark's Nutcracker

Nucifraga columbiana

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Least Concern

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Not Evaluated

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos horribilis

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Mountain Goat

Oreamnos americanus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Fisher

Pekania pennanti

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Bushy-tailed Woodrat

Neotoma cinerea

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

American Pika

Ochotona princeps

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
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Snowshoe HareLeast Concern

Snowshoe Hare

Lepus americanus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
2 countries35 parks
Not Evaluated

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

HerbivoreNocturnalFamily group
8 countries75 parks2 dive sites
Least Concern

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
21 countries103 parks
Least Concern

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
11 countries105 parks
Least Concern

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
8 countries57 parks
Not Evaluated

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
52 countries62 parks
Not Evaluated

Convergent Lady Beetle

Hippodamia convergens

CarnivoreDiurnalInsect
18 countries71 parks
Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
8 countries58 parks
Least Concern

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
35 countries65 parks
Least Concern

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
7 countries88 parks
Birds
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Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
12 countries24 parks
3 countries57 parks
26 countries108 parks
2 countries59 parks
3 countries24 parks
3 countries70 parks
2 countries26 parks
2 countries17 parks
2 countries29 parks
2 countries32 parks
2 countries19 parks