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A full-body African elephant 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

1,337

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Dunlin

Calidris alpina

CarnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Wolverine

Gulo gulo

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Rock Ptarmigan

Lagopus muta

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Alpine Salamander

Salamandra atra

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Siberian Flying Squirrel

Pteromys volans

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Stoat

Mustela erminea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Black-throated Diver

Gavia arctica

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Common Eider

Somateria mollissima

CarnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Mountain Hare

Lepus timidus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Adder

Vipera berus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

European Golden Plover

Pluvialis apricaria

InsectivoreDiurnalBird

Shining Sunbeam

Aglaeactis cupripennis

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Black-necked Crane

Grus nigricollis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Common Crane

Grus grus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Norway Lemming

Lemmus lemmus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Near Threatened

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

CarnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Snowshoe Hare

Lepus americanus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Canadian Lynx

Lynx canadensis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Brent Goose

Branta bernicla

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

CarnivoreCrepuscularIn pairs

Great Grey Owl

Strix nebulosa

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Ruff

Calidris pugnax

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Black Grouse

Lyrurus tetrix

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Snow Goose

Anser caerulescens

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Northern Hawk-Owl

Surnia ulula

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Northern Nutcracker

Nucifraga caryocatactes

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

American Golden Plover

Pluvialis dominica

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

InsectivoreDiurnalVariable activity

Sanderling

Calidris alba

InsectivoreDiurnalVariable activity

Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Viviparous Lizard

Zootoca vivipara

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Willow Ptarmigan

Lagopus lagopus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Ring Ouzel

Turdus torquatus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Common Frog

Rana temporaria

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal

Fieldfare

Turdus pilaris

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Polar Wolf

Canis lupus arctos

CarnivoreVariable activityDesert

Great Grey Shrike

Lanius excubitor

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Dotterel

Charadrius morinellus

InsectivoreDiurnalBird

Pacific Golden Plover

Pluvialis fulva

InsectivoreDiurnalBird

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Arctic Hare

Lepus arcticus

HerbivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Great Skua

Stercorarius skua

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Bristle-thighed Curlew

Numenius tahitiensis

InsectivoreDiurnalVulnerable

Alpine Accentor

Prunella collaris

InsectivoreDiurnalBird

North American Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Siberian Salamander

Salamandrella keyserlingii

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Siberian Crane

Leucogeranus leucogeranus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Wood Frog

Lithobates sylvaticus

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Gyrfalcon

Falco rusticolus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Yak

Bos grunniens

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal

Whooping Crane

Grus americana

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Volcano Junco

Junco vulcani

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos horribilis

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs

7 countries19 parks

Reindeer

Rangifer tarandus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

9 countries16 parks

Snowy Owl

Bubo scandiacus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

8 countries6 parks

Eurasian Lynx

Lynx lynx

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

48 countries45 parks

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

61 countries76 parks

Muskox

Ovibos moschatus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

9 countries4 parks

Sandhill Crane

Antigone canadensis

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

5 countries25 parks

Moose

Alces alces

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

15 countries57 parks

Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsis

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

12 countries25 parks

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial

49 countries4 parks

38 parks

33 parks

17 countries

26 parks

12 countries

8 parks

47 countries

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49 countries

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49 countries

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46 countries109 parks

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46 countries37 parks

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