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National Park Wildlife List

Elk, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado | Photo Credit: iStock / milehightraveler

Looking for a bobcat, a bald eagle or a Gila monster? Search the animals recorded on our national park wildlife pages by name or by park, or browse them A to Z to see where each one lives and open our photo posts.

Browse by animal group

3125 animals from 30 national parks.

National Park Wildlife Posts

National Park Wildlife Posts

  • American Badger
  • American Bison
  • American Black Bear
  • American Robin
  • Bald Eagle
  • Bobcat
  • Caribou
  • Common Loon
  • Coyote
  • Desert Bighorn Sheep
  • Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
  • Grizzly Bear
  • Harlequin Duck
  • Moose
  • Mountain Goat
  • Mountain Lion
  • Mule Deer
  • Nēnē (Hawaiian Goose)
  • North American Porcupine
  • Pronghorn
  • Red Fox
  • Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
  • Rocky Mountain Elk
  • Roosevelt Elk
  • Sandhill Crane
  • Steller’s Jay
  • White-tailed Deer

Animal Groups

  • Bears (2 species)
  • Foxes (6 species)
  • Wolves and Coyotes (1 species)
  • Wild Cats (3 species)
  • Deer (3 species)
  • Elk (1 species)
  • Moose and Caribou (2 species)
  • Bighorn and Wild Sheep (4 species)
  • Mountain Goats (1 species)
  • Squirrels (29 species)
  • Chipmunks (17 species)
  • Marmots and Prairie Dogs (9 species)
  • Rabbits and Hares (11 species)
  • Pikas (2 species)
  • Beavers and Porcupines (2 species)
  • Weasels, Otters and Badgers (12 species)
  • Skunks (4 species)
  • Raccoons and Ringtails (3 species)
  • Bats (48 species)
  • Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises (26 species)
  • Seals, Sea Lions and Walruses (9 species)
  • Owls (20 species)
  • Hawks (17 species)
  • Eagles (2 species)
  • Falcons (6 species)
  • Vultures and Condors (3 species)
  • Ospreys and Kites (5 species)
  • Hummingbirds (16 species)
  • Woodpeckers (21 species)
  • Ducks (38 species)
  • Geese and Swans (13 species)
  • Herons and Egrets (15 species)
  • Pelicans (2 species)
  • Cranes (2 species)
  • Loons (4 species)
  • Gulls and Terns (35 species)
  • Puffins (2 species)
  • Grouse, Quail and Turkeys (18 species)
  • Jays, Crows and Ravens (15 species)
  • Bluebirds (3 species)
  • Rattlesnakes (13 species)
  • Snakes (102 species)
  • Turtles and Tortoises (35 species)
  • Lizards (96 species)
  • Alligators and Crocodiles (3 species)
  • Frogs and Toads (66 species)
  • Salamanders and Newts (85 species)
  • Trout (9 species)
  • Salmon (6 species)
  • Sharks (23 species)

Wildlife by National Park

  • Acadia National Park Wildlife
  • Arches National Park Wildlife
  • Badlands National Park Wildlife
  • Big Bend National Park Wildlife
  • Biscayne National Park Wildlife
  • Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Wildlife
  • Bryce Canyon National Park Wildlife
  • Canyonlands National Park Wildlife
  • Capitol Reef National Park Wildlife
  • Carlsbad Caverns National Park Wildlife
  • Channel Islands National Park Wildlife
  • Congaree National Park Wildlife
  • Crater Lake National Park Wildlife
  • Cuyahoga Valley National Park Wildlife
  • Death Valley National Park Wildlife
  • Denali National Park and Preserve Wildlife
  • Dry Tortugas National Park Wildlife
  • Everglades National Park Wildlife
  • Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve Wildlife
  • Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Wildlife
  • Glacier National Park Wildlife
  • Grand Canyon National Park Wildlife
  • Grand Teton National Park Wildlife
  • Great Basin National Park Wildlife
  • Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Wildlife
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park Wildlife
  • Guadalupe Mountains National Park Wildlife
  • Haleakalā National Park Wildlife
  • Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Wildlife
  • Hot Springs National Park Wildlife
  • Indiana Dunes National Park Wildlife
  • Isle Royale National Park Wildlife
  • Joshua Tree National Park Wildlife
  • Katmai National Park and Preserve Wildlife
  • Kenai Fjords National Park Wildlife
  • Kings Canyon National Park Wildlife
  • Kobuk Valley National Park Wildlife
  • Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Wildlife
  • Lassen Volcanic National Park Wildlife
  • Mammoth Cave National Park Wildlife
  • Mesa Verde National Park Wildlife
  • Mount Rainier National Park Wildlife
  • National Park of American Samoa Wildlife
  • New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Wildlife
  • North Cascades National Park Wildlife
  • Olympic National Park Wildlife
  • Petrified Forest National Park Wildlife
  • Pinnacles National Park Wildlife
  • Redwood National and State Parks Wildlife
  • Rocky Mountain National Park Wildlife
  • Saguaro National Park Wildlife
  • Sequoia National Park Wildlife
  • Shenandoah National Park Wildlife
  • Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wildlife
  • Virgin Islands National Park Wildlife
  • Voyageurs National Park Wildlife
  • White Sands National Park Wildlife
  • Wind Cave National Park Wildlife
  • Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Wildlife
  • Yellowstone National Park Wildlife
  • Yosemite National Park Wildlife
  • Zion National Park Wildlife
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Dickey Ridge Overlook, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia | Photo Credit: NPS / Richard Hayden

Signal Knob Overlook, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia | Photo Credit: NPS / Richard Hayden