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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Wildlife

Whale Watching in Glacier Bay, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska | Photo Credit: Shutterstock / Maridav
Whale Watching | Photo Credit: Shutterstock / Maridav

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, in southeastern Alaska, is a landscape of tidewater glaciers, fjords and temperate rainforest with an extraordinary range of wildlife. Humpback whales, orcas and harbor seals are often seen in the icy waters, and sea otters and Steller sea lions are common in the rich marine habitat. On land, brown bears, black bears and moose roam the forests and alpine tundra.

Mountain goats climb the steep cliffs, and wolves and coyotes are occasionally spotted in remote areas. Bald eagles, puffins and many other seabirds nest along the rugged coast, and the rivers and streams are spawning grounds for salmon, an important food for many predators. Keep reading to see featured photos of Glacier Bay’s wildlife and to learn more about wildlife photography.

Featured Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Wildlife Photographs

Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle | Photo Credit: Shutterstock / MintImages
Black Bear and Cubs
Black Bear and Cubs | Photo Credit: Shutterstock / MintImages
Brown Bear
Brown Bear | Photo Credit: NPS
Mountain Goat
Mountain Goat | Photo Credit: Shutterstock / MintImages
Seals
Seals | Photo Credit: Shutterstock / Lloyd Wallin Photography
Tufted Puffin
Tufted Puffin | Photo Credit: Shutterstock / Michelle Holihan
Whale
Whale | Photo Credit: Shutterstock / Maridav

Have a National Park Wildlife photograph you’d like featured? Contact us today to learn more!

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Wildlife Photography Tips

Wildlife photography in the US National Parks offers a unique and enriching experience, as these protected areas are havens for diverse species and pristine natural landscapes. Capturing wildlife in such settings requires preparation and respect for both the environment and its inhabitants. Photographers should familiarize themselves with the specific animals and ecosystems of the park they are visiting, as each park hosts different species and behaviors. Early mornings and late afternoons, known as the golden hours, provide the best light and increased wildlife activity. Different seasons also offer different wildlife viewing opportunities. Patience and stillness are key, as the best moments often come to those who wait quietly.

If wildlife does present itself, always make sure to maintain a safe distance. Using a telephoto lens allows for close-up shots without intruding on the animals’ space. If you already own or want to own a professional grade mirrored camera like the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Full Frame Digital SLR, we recommend using a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens zoom lens for wildlife photography. If you have or are interested in a newer mirrorless model like the Canon EOS R5 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera, we recommend using a Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM Black for long distance shots.

Not quite ready to invest in traditional professional-grade camera equipment but want to enhance the quality of your cell phone photographs? Consider using a Moment Tele 58mm Mobile Lens II for improved reach, and use a Moment camera case with a lens mount to attach it to your phone. Since cell phones generally cannot provide the same reach as a dedicated telephoto camera lens, never compensate by moving dangerously close to wildlife. As with any visit to a national park, it’s important to follow park regulations, practice “Leave No Trace” principles, and prioritize safety while photographing wildlife.

Want to take your wildlife photos further? Featured photographer Vella Torvik shares her field-tested advice on gear, camera settings, light, composition and safely approaching wildlife in our Wildlife Photography 101: Insider Tips From the Field masterclass.

Mountain Goat in Glacier Bay, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska | Photo Credit: Shutterstock / MintImages
Mountain Goat | Photo Credit: Shutterstock / MintImages

Glacier Bay Wildlife Education and Resources

Want to learn more about Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and the wildlife that inhabits it? Check out these guides & books:

  • Peterson Field Guide To Mammals Of North America: Fourth Edition (Peterson Field Guides)
  • Peterson Field Guide To Birds Of Western North America, Fifth Edition (Peterson Field Guides)
  • Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song
  • Peterson Field Guide To Western Reptiles & Amphibians, Fourth Edition (Peterson Field Guides)
  • Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes, Second Edition (Peterson Field Guides)
  • Animal Tracks: A Folding Pocket Guide to the Tracks & Signs of Familiar North American Species (Wildlife and Nature Identification)

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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Species List

The wildlife at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is beautiful and diverse. There are a variety of mammals, birds, amphibians and fish to view. Check out all the incredible species this park has to offer! Click on the links below to see the different animal species that inhabit Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve:

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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Mammals

NameAbundance
American Black Bear
(Ursus americanus)
Common
Beaver
(Castor canadensis)
Rare
Brown Bear
(Ursus arctos)
Common
Canada Lynx
(Lynx canadensis)
Rare
Coyote
(Canis latrans)
Common
Dall’s Porpoise
(Phocoenoides dalli)
Rare
Deer Mouse
(Peromyscus maniculatus)
Common
Ermine
(Mustela erminea)
Common
Gray Wolf
(Canis lupus)
Common
Grey Whale
(Eschrichtius robustus)
Uncommon
Harbor Porpoise
(Phocoena phocoena)
Common
Harbor Seal
(Phoca vitulina)
Abundant
Hoary Marmot
(Marmota caligata)
Uncommon
Humpback Whale
(Megaptera novaeangliae)
Common
Keen’s Mouse
(Peromyscus keeni)
Unknown
Killer Whale
(Orcinus orca)
Common
Least Weasel
(Mustela nivalis)
Rare
Little Brown Bat
(Myotis lucifugus)
Rare
Long-tailed Vole
(Microtus longicaudus)
Abundant
Marten
(Martes americana)
Common
Masked Shrew
(Sorex cinereus)
Abundant
Mink
(Mustela vison)
Uncommon
Minke Whale
(Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
Uncommon
Montane Shrew
(Sorex monticolus)
Occasional
Moose
(Alces alces)
Common
Mountain Goat
(Oreamnos americanus)
Common
Mountain Lion
(Puma concolor)
Rare
Mule Deer
(Odocoileus hemionus)
Rare
Northern Flying Squirrel
(Glaucomys sabrinus)
Common
Northern Fur Seal
(Callorhinus ursinus)
Occasional
Northern Red-backed Vole
(Clethrionomys rutilus)
Abundant
Northern Sea Lion
(Eumetopias jubatus)
Rare
Pacific White-sided Dolphin
(Lagenorhynchus obliquidens)
Occasional
Porcupine
(Erethizon dorsatum)
Uncommon
Red Fox
(Vulpes vulpes)
Uncommon
Red Squirrel
(Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
Abundant
River Otter
(Lontra canadensis)
Common
Sea Otter
(Enhydra lutris)
Rare
Snowshoe Hare
(Lepus americanus)
Occasional
Tundra Vole
(Microtus oeconomus)
Common
Water Shrew
(Sorex palustris)
Rare
Wolverine
(Gulo gulo)
Uncommon
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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Birds

NameAbundance
Alder Flycatcher
(Empidonax alnorum)
Rare
Aleutian Tern
(Onychoprion aleuticus)
Rare
American Bittern
(Botaurus lentiginosus)
Unknown
American Black Duck
(Anas rubripes)
Occasional
American Cliff Swallow
(Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Rare
American Coot
(Fulica americana)
Rare
American Dipper
(Cinclus mexicanus)
Rare
American Golden-plover
(Pluvialis dominica)
Rare
American Kestrel
(Falco sparverius)
Rare
American Redstart
(Setophaga ruticilla)
Occasional
American Robin
(Turdus migratorius)
Common
American Tree Sparrow
(Spizella arborea)
Rare
American Wigeon
(Anas americana)
Common
Ancient Murrelet
(Synthliboramphus antiquus)
Rare
Anna’s Hummingbird
(Calypte anna)
Unknown
Arctic Tern
(Sterna paradisaea)
Common
Baird’s Sandpiper
(Calidris bairdii)
Rare
Bald Eagle
(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Common
Band-tailed Pigeon
(Patagioenas fasciata)
Unknown
Bank Swallow
(Riparia riparia)
Rare
Bar-tailed Godwit
(Limosa lapponica)
Occasional
Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)
Common
Barred Owl
(Strix varia)
Occasional
Barrow’s Goldeneye
(Bucephala islandica)
Abundant
Belted Kingfisher
(Ceryle alcyon)
Uncommon
Black Oystercatcher
(Haematopus bachmani)
Common
Black Scoter
(Melanitta nigra)
Rare
Black Turnstone
(Arenaria melanocephala)
Rare
Black-bellied Plover
(Pluvialis squatarola)
Rare
Black-capped Chickadee
(Poecile atricapillus)
Occasional
Black-footed Albatross
(Phoebastria nigripes)
Rare
Black-legged Kittiwake
(Rissa tridactyla)
Common
Blackpoll Warbler
(Dendroica striata)
Unknown
Blue Grouse
(Dendragapus fuliginosus)
Common
Blue-winged Teal
(Anas discors)
Rare
Bohemian Wagwing
(Bombycilla garrulus)
Rare
Bonaparte’s Gull
(Larus philadelphia)
Common
Boreal Owl
(Aegolius funereus)
Occasional
Brant
(Branta bernicla)
Rare
Bristle-thighed Curlew
(Numenius tahitiensis)
Unknown
Brown Creeper
(Certhia americana)
Rare
Brown-headed Cowbird
(Molothrus ater)
Rare
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
(Tryngites subruficollis)
Unknown
Bufflehead
(Bucephala albeola)
Abundant
California Gull
(Larus californicus)
Occasional
Canada Goose
(Branta canadensis)
Abundant
Canvasback
(Aythya valisineria)
Rare
Caspian Tern
(Hydroprogne caspia)
Rare
Cassin’s Auklet
(Ptychoramphus aleuticus)
Rare
Cattle Egret
(Bubulcus ibis)
Unknown
Cedar Waxwing
(Bombycilla cedrorum)
Occasional
Chipping Sparrow
(Spizella passerina)
Occasional
Cinnamon Teal
(Anas cyanoptera)
Rare
Clark’s Nutcracker
(Nucifraga columbiana)
Unknown
Common Eider
(Somateria mollissima)
Rare
Common Goldeneye
(Bucephala clangula)
Uncommon
Common Loon
(Gavia immer)
Abundant
Common Merganser
(Mergus merganser)
Abundant
Common Murre
(Uria aalge)
Abundant
Common Nighthawk
(Chordeiles minor)
Occasional
Common Raven
(Corvus corax)
Common
Common Redpoll
(Carduelis flammea)
Common
Common Snipe
(Gallinago delicata)
Uncommon
Common Yellowthroat
(Geothlypis trichas)
Rare
Dark-eyed Junco
(Junco hyemalis)
Common
Double-crested Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax auritus)
Uncommon
Downy Woodpecker
(Picoides pubescens)
Rare
Dunlin
(Calidris alpina)
Rare
Eastern Kingbird
(Tyrannus tyrannus)
Unknown
Emperor Goose
(Chen canagica)
Occasional
Eurasian Magpie
(Pica hudsonia)
Common
Eurasian Wigeon
(Anas penelope)
Occasional
European Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris)
Rare
Fork-tailed Storm-petrel
(Oceanodroma furcata)
Uncommon
Fox Sparrow
(Passerella iliaca)
Common
Gadwall
(Anas strepera)
Rare
Glaucous Gull
(Larus hyperboreus)
Rare
Glaucous-winged Gull
(Larus glaucescens)
Common
Golden Eagle
(Aquila chrysaetos)
Rare
Golden-crowned Kinglet
(Regulus satrapa)
Rare
Golden-crowned Sparrow
(Zonotrichia atricapilla)
Common
Gray Jay
(Perisoreus canadensis)
Rare
Gray-cheeked Thrush
(Catharus minimus)
Rare
Gray-crowned Rosy-finch
(Leucosticte tephrocotis)
Common
Great Blue Heron
(Ardea herodias)
Uncommon
Great Egret
(Ardea alba)
Unknown
Great Gray Owl
(Strix nebulosa)
Occasional
Great Horned Owl
(Bubo virginianus)
Rare
Greater Scaup
(Aythya marila)
Rare
Greater White-fronted Goose
(Anser albifrons)
Rare
Greater Yellowlegs
(Tringa melanoleuca)
Common
Green-winged Teal
(Anas crecca)
Abundant
Gyrfalcon
(Falco rusticolus)
Occasional
Hairy Woodpecker
(Picoides villosus)
Uncommon
Hammond’s Flycatcher
(Empidonax hammondii)
Occasional
Harlequin Duck
(Histrionicus histrionicus)
Common
Hermit Thrush
(Catharus guttatus)
Abundant
Herring Gull
(Larus argentatus)
Uncommon
Hooded Merganser
(Lophodytes cucullatus)
Rare
Horned Grebe
(Podiceps auritus)
Common
Horned Lark
(Eremophila alpestris)
Rare
Horned Puffin
(Fratercula corniculata)
Rare
Hudsonian Godwit
(Limosa haemastica)
Rare
Ivory Gull
(Pagophila eburnea)
Unknown
Killdeer
(Charadrius vociferus)
Rare
King Eider
(Somateria spectabilis)
Rare
Kittlitz’s Murrelet
(Brachyramphus brevirostris)
Uncommon
Lapland Longspur
(Calcarius lapponicus)
Rare
Leach’s Storm-petrel
(Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
Rare
Least Sandpiper
(Calidris minutilla)
Common
Lesser Scaup
(Aythya affinis)
Rare
Lesser Yellowlegs
(Tringa flavipes)
Rare
Lincoln’s Sparrow
(Melospiza lincolnii)
Uncommon
Long-billed Dowitcher
(Limnodromus scolopaceus)
Uncommon
Long-tailed Duck
(Clangula hyemalis)
Abundant
Long-tailed Jaeger
(Stercorarius longicaudus)
Rare
MacGillivray’s Warbler
(Oporornis tolmiei)
Occasional
Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)
Abundant
Marbled Godwit
(Limosa fedoa)
Rare
Marbled Murrelet
(Brachyramphus marmoratus)
Abundant
Merlin
(Falco columbarius)
Rare
Mew Gull
(Larus canus)
Common
Mountain Bluebird
(Sialia currucoides)
Occasional
Mourning Dove
(Zenaida macroura)
Rare
Northern Flicker
(Colaptes auratus)
Rare
Northern Fulmar
(Fulmarus glacialis)
Uncommon
Northern Goshawk
(Accipiter gentilis)
Rare
Northern Harrier
(Circus cyaneus)
Rare
Northern Hawk-owl
(Surnia ulula)
Rare
Northern Pintail
(Anas acuta)
Common
Northern Pygmy-owl
(Glaucidium gnoma)
Rare
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
(Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
Unknown
Northern Saw-whet Owl
(Aegolius acadicus)
Rare
Northern Shoveler
(Anas clypeata)
Rare
Northern Shrike
(Lanius excubitor)
Rare
Northern Waterthrush
(Seiurus noveboracensis)
Occasional
Northwestern Crow
(Corvus caurinus)
Common
Olive-sided Flycatcher
(Contopus cooperi)
Rare
Orange-crowned Warbler
(Vermivora celata)
Abundant
Osprey
(Pandion haliaetus)
Rare
Pacific Golden-plover
(Pluvialis fulva)
Rare
Pacific Loon
(Gavia pacifica)
Abundant
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
(Empidonax difficilis)
Rare
Parakeet Auklet
(Aethia psittacula)
Occasional
Parasitic Jaeger
(Stercorarius parasiticus)
Uncommon
Pectoral Sandpiper
(Calidris melanotos)
Rare
Pelagic Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax pelagicus)
Abundant
Peregrin Falcon
(Falco peregrinus)
Rare
Pigeon Guillemot
(Cepphus columba)
Abundant
Pine Grosbeak
(Pinicola enucleator)
Rare
Pine Siskin
(Carduelis pinus)
Common
Pink-footed Shearwater
(Puffinus creatopus)
Rare
Pomarine Jaeger
(Stercorarius pomarinus)
Rare
Red Crossbill
(Loxia curvirostra)
Rare
Red Knot
(Calidris canutus)
Rare
Red Phalarope
(Phalaropus fulicarius)
Occasional
Red-breasted Merganser
(Mergus serrator)
Common
Red-breasted Nuthatch
(Sitta canadensis)
Rare
Red-breasted Sapsucker
(Sphyrapicus ruber)
Rare
Red-necked Grebe
(Podiceps grisegena)
Uncommon
Red-necked Phalarope
(Phalaropus lobatus)
Common
Red-necked Stint
(Calidris ruficollis)
Occasional
Red-tailed Hawk
(Buteo jamaicensis)
Rare
Red-throated Loon
(Gavia stellata)
Common
Red-winged Blackbird
(Agelaius phoeniceus)
Rare
Redhead
(Aythya americana)
Occasional
Rhinoceros Auklet
(Cerorhinca monocerata)
Rare
Ring-billed Gull
(Larus delawarensis)
Occasional
Ring-necked Duck
(Aythya collaris)
Rare
Rock Ptarmigan
(Lagopus muta)
Rare
Rock Sandpiper
(Calidris ptilocnemis)
Uncommon
Ross’s Gull
(Rhodostethia rosea)
Unknown
Rough-legged Hawk
(Buteo lagopus)
Rare
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
(Regulus calendula)
Abundant
Ruddy Turnstone
(Arenaria interpres)
Rare
Rufous Hummingbird
(Selasphorus rufus)
Uncommon
Rusty Blackbird
(Euphagus carolinus)
Rare
Sabine’s Gull
(Xema sabini)
Rare
Sanderling
(Calidris alba)
Rare
Sandhill Crane
(Grus canadensis)
Common
Savannah Sparrow
(Passerculus sandwichensis)
Abundant
Say’s Phoebe
(Sayornis saya)
Rare
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
(Tyrannus forficatus)
Unknown
Semipalmated Plover
(Charadrius semipalmatus)
Uncommon
Semipalmated Sandpiper
(Calidris pusilla)
Rare
Sharp-shinned Hawk
(Accipiter striatus)
Rare
Short-billed Dowitcher
(Limnodromus griseus)
Uncommon
Short-eared Owl
(Asio flammeus)
Uncommon
Short-tailed Shearwater
(Puffinus tenuirostris)
Occasional
Smith’s Longspur
(Calcarius pictus)
Unknown
Snow Bunting
(Plectrophenax nivalis)
Uncommon
Snow Goose
(Chen caerulescens)
Rare
Snowy Owl
(Bubo scandiacus)
Occasional
Solitary Sandpiper
(Tringa solitaria)
Rare
Song Sparrow
(Melospiza melodia)
Uncommon
Sooty Shearwater
(Puffinus griseus)
Common
Sora
(Porzana carolina)
Unknown
South Polar Skua
(Stercorarius maccormicki)
Unknown
Spotted Sandpiper
(Actitis macularius)
Common
Steller’s Jay
(Cyanocitta stelleri)
Uncommon
Surf Scoter
(Melanitta perspicillata)
Abundant
Surfbird
(Aphriza virgata)
Rare
Swainson’s Hawk
(Buteo swainsoni)
Occasional
Swainson’s Thrush
(Catharus ustulatus)
Rare
Tennessee Warbler
(Vermivora peregrina)
Unknown
Thayer’s Gull
(Larus thayeri)
Rare
Thick-billed Murre
(Uria lomvia)
Occasional
Three-toed Woodpecker
(Picoides dorsalis)
Rare
Townsend’s Solitaire
(Myadestes townsendi)
Occasional
Townsend’s Warbler
(Dendroica townsendi)
Rare
Tree Swallow
(Tachycineta bicolor)
Common
Trumpeter Swan
(Cygnus buccinator)
Rare
Tufted Duck
(Aythya fuligula)
Unknown
Tufted Puffin
(Fratercula cirrhata)
Uncommon
Tundra Swan
(Cygnus columbianus)
Uncommon
Upland Sandpiper
(Bartramia longicauda)
Occasional
Varied Thrush
(Ixoreus naevius)
Abundant
Vaux’s Swift
(Chaetura vauxi)
Occasional
Violet-green Swallow
(Tachycineta thalassina)
Rare
Wandering Tattler
(Tringa incana)
Rare
Western Grebe
(Aechmophorus occidentalis)
Occasional
Western Kingbird
(Tyrannus verticalis)
Unknown
Western Sandpiper
(Calidris mauri)
Uncommon
Western Screech-owl
(Megascops kennicottii)
Rare
Western Tanager
(Piranga ludoviciana)
Occasional
Western Wood-pewee
(Contopus sordidulus)
Rare
Whimbrel
(Numenius phaeopus)
Uncommon
White Wagtail
(Motacilla alba)
Unknown
White-crowned Sparrow
(Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Rare
White-tailed Ptarmigan
(Lagopus leucura)
Rare
White-throated Sparrow
(Zonotrichia albicollis)
Unknown
White-winged Crossbill
(Loxia leucoptera)
Rare
White-winged Scoter
(Melanitta fusca)
Common
Willow Ptarmigan
(Lagopus lagopus)
Rare
Wilson’s Warbler
(Wilsonia pusilla)
Common
Winter Wren
(Troglodytes troglodytes)
Rare
Yellow Warbler
(Dendroica petechia)
Rare
Yellow-billed Loon
(Gavia adamsii)
Rare
Yellow-rumped Warbler
(Dendroica coronata)
Uncommon
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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Reptiles

NPSpecies currently lists no reptiles as present in this park.

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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Amphibians

NameAbundance
Western Toad
(Bufo boreas)
Uncommon
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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Fish

NameAbundance
Alaska Eelpout
(Bothrocara pusillum)
Unknown
Arctic Shanny
(Stichaeus punctatus)
Unknown
Armorhead Sculpin
(Gymnocanthus galeatus)
Unknown
Arrowtooth Flounder
(Atheresthes stomias)
Unknown
Bigmouth Sculpin
(Hemitripterus bolini)
Unknown
Blackbelly Eelpout
(Lycodes pacificus)
Unknown
Blackfin Poacher
(Bathyagonus nigripinnis)
Unknown
Buffalo Sculpin
(Enophrys bison)
Unknown
Butter Sole
(Isopsetta isolepis)
Unknown
California Headlightfish
(Diaphus theta)
Unknown
Capelin
(Mallotus villosus)
Unknown
Carps
(Cyprinidae)
Unknown
Coho Salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch)
Unknown
Crescent Gunnel
(Pholis laeta)
Unknown
Crested Sculpin
(Blepsias bilobus)
Unknown
Darkfin Sculpin
(Malacocottus zonurus)
Unknown
Daubed Shanny
(Leptoclinus maculatus)
Unknown
Decorated Warbonnet
(Chirolophis decoratus)
Unknown
Dolly Varden
(Salvelinus malma)
Unknown
Dover Sole
(Microstomus pacificus)
Unknown
English Sole
(Parophrys vetulus)
Unknown
Eulachon
(Thaleichthys pacificus)
Unknown
Eyeshade Sculpin
(Nautichthys pribilovius)
Unknown
Flathead Sole
(Hippoglossoides elassodon)
Unknown
Frog Sculpin
(Myoxocephalus stelleri)
Unknown
Gray Starsnout
(Bathyagonus alascanus)
Unknown
Great Sculpin
(Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus)
Unknown
High Cockscomb
(Anoplarchus purpurescens)
Unknown
Jack Mackerel
(Trachurus symmetricus)
Unknown
Kelp Clingfish
(Rimicola muscarum)
Unknown
Longsnout Prickleback
(Lumpenella longirostris)
Unknown
Marbled Snailfish
(Liparis dennyi)
Unknown
Northern Lampfish
(Stenobrachius leucopsarus)
Unknown
Northern Ronquil
(Ronquilus jordani)
Unknown
Northern Sculpin
(Icelinus borealis)
Unknown
Northern Smoothtongue
(Leuroglossus schmidti)
Unknown
Pacific Cod
(Gadus macrocephalus)
Unknown
Pacific Halibut
(Hippoglossus stenolepis)
Unknown
Pacific Herring
(Clupea pallasii)
Unknown
Pacific Ocean Perch
(Sebastes alutus)
Unknown
Pacific Sand Lance
(Ammodytes hexapterus)
Unknown
Pacific Sandfish
(Trichodon trichodon)
Unknown
Pacific Saury
(Cololabis saira)
Unknown
Pacific Sleeper
(Somniosus pacificus)
Unknown
Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker
(Eumicrotremus orbis)
Unknown
Pacific Staghorn Sculpin
(Leptocottus armatus)
Unknown
Pacific Tomcod
(Microgadus proximus)
Unknown
Padded Sculpin
(Artedius fenestralis)
Unknown
Pallid Eelpout
(Lycodapus mandibularis)
Unknown
Pink Salmon
(Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
Unknown
Prickly Snailfish
(Paraliparis deani)
Unknown
Red Irish Lord
(Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus)
Unknown
Redbanded Rockfish
(Sebastes babcocki)
Unknown
Rex Sole
(Glyptocephalus zachirus)
Unknown
Ribbed Sculpin
(Triglops pingelii)
Unknown
Ribbon Snailfish
(Liparis cyclopus)
Unknown
Rock Greenling
(Hexagrammos lagocephalus)
Unknown
Rougheye Rockfish
(Sebastes aleutianus)
Unknown
Roughspine Sculpin
(Triglops macellus)
Unknown
Sailfin Sculpin
(Nautichthys oculofasciatus)
Unknown
Sandpaper Skate
(Bathyraja interrupta)
Unknown
Sawback Poacher
(Leptagonus frenatus)
Unknown
Sea Raven
(Hemitripterus villosus)
Unknown
Searcher
(Bathymaster signatus)
Unknown
Sharpnose Sculpin
(Clinocottus acuticeps)
Unknown
Shortbelly Rockfish
(Sebastes jordani)
Unknown
Shortfin Eelpout
(Lycodes brevipes)
Unknown
Shorthorn Sculpin
(Myoxocephalus scorpius)
Unknown
Shortmast Sculpin
(Nautichthys robustus)
Unknown
Silverspotted Sculpin
(Blepsias cirrhosus)
Unknown
Slender Sole
(Lyopsetta exilis)
Unknown
Slim Sculpin
(Radulinus asprellus)
Unknown
Slipskin Snailfish
(Liparis fucensis)
Unknown
Smalldisk Snailfish
(Careproctus gilberti)
Unknown
Smallmouth Ronquil
(Bathymaster leurolepis)
Unknown
Smooth Alligatorfish
(Anoplagonus inermis)
Unknown
Smooth Lumpsucker
(Aptocyclus ventricosus)
Unknown
Snake Prickleback
(Lumpenus sagitta)
Unknown
Sockeye Salmon
(Oncorhynchus nerka)
Unknown
Soft Sculpin
(Psychrolutes sigalutes)
Unknown
Southern Rock Sole
(Lepidopsetta bilineata)
Unknown
Spatulate Sculpin
(Icelus spatula)
Unknown
Specklemouth Eelpout
(Lycodapus psarostomatus)
Unknown
Spinycheek Starsnout
(Bathyagonus infraspinatus)
Unknown
Spinyhead Sculpin
(Dasycottus setiger)
Unknown
Starry Flounder
(Platichthys stellatus)
Unknown
Starry Skate
(Raja stellulata)
Unknown
Stout Eelblenny
(Anisarchus medius)
Unknown
Sturgeon Poacher
(Podothecus accipenserinus)
Unknown
Surf Smelt
(Hypomesus pretiosus)
Unknown
Tadpole Sculpin
(Psychrolutes paradoxus)
Unknown
Thorny Sculpin
(Icelus spiniger)
Unknown
Threaded Sculpin
(Gymnocanthus pistilliger)
Unknown
Tidepool Sculpin
(Oligocottus maculosus)
Unknown
Tubenose Poacher
(Pallasina barbata)
Unknown
Variegated Snailfish
(Liparis gibbus)
Unknown
Walleye Pollock
(Theragra chalcogramma)
Unknown
Wattled Eelpout
(Lycodes palearis)
Unknown
Whitebarred Prickleback
(Poroclinus rothrocki)
Unknown
Whitespotted Greenling
(Hexagrammos stelleri)
Unknown
Yellowfin Sole
(Limanda aspera)
Unknown
Yellowmouth Rockfish
(Sebastes reedi)
Unknown
Mammals
Birds
Reptiles
Amphibians
Fish

Note:  The wildlife species included in the lists above have been confirmed with the National Park Service to be present in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Other species may exist in the park that are currently under review or not yet known.

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Dickey Ridge Overlook, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia | Photo Credit: NPS / Richard Hayden

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