North America wildlife checklists

Free checklists for 17 destinations in North America: Yellowstone, Banff, Jasper, Alaska, Grand Teton, Glacier, Olympic, Everglades, Smokies, Rocky Mountain, Pacific Rim, Algonquin, Churchill, Tadoussac, Vancouver Island, British Columbia and Yukon. Together they cover 1204 animals to look for, each with tips on where to find them. Print any of them for free, or tick them off in Wilder as you go.

National park95 animals YellowstoneWyoming, Montana, Idaho · USA America's first national park: bison herds, wolves in the Lamar Valley, grizzlies and geysers.Look for: Bison, Elk (Wapiti), Grey Wolf
Best time: Late Apr to Jun, Sep to Oct
National park72 animals Banff National ParkCanadian Rockies · Alberta, Canada Canada's first national park: elk by the town, bighorn sheep on the Minnewanka road, bears in the Bow Valley and pikas in the rocks.Look for: Elk (Wapiti), Bighorn Sheep, Grizzly Bear
Best time: May to Jun, Sep to Oct
National park73 animals Jasper National ParkCanadian Rockies · Alberta, Canada The biggest park in the Canadian Rockies: elk in town, mountain goats above the Icefields Parkway and the quiet Maligne Valley.Look for: Elk (Wapiti), Mountain Goat, Bighorn Sheep
Best time: May to Jun, Sep to Oct
Region98 animals AlaskaThe whole state · USA Bears at the salmon falls, moose in the willows, whales in the fjords and puffins on the cliffs.Look for: Grizzly Bear, Moose, Caribou
Best time: Late May to mid Sept
National park79 animals Grand TetonWyoming · USA Jagged peaks over Jackson Hole: moose in the willows, bison on the flats and sage-grouse dancing at dawn.Look for: Moose, Bison, Grizzly Bear
Best time: May to Jun, Sep to Oct
National park64 animals Glacier National ParkMontana · USA The Crown of the Continent: mountain goats at Logan Pass, grizzlies on the slopes above Many Glacier and harlequin ducks on McDonald Creek.Look for: Mountain Goat, Grizzly Bear, Black Bear
Best time: July to Sept
National park63 animals Olympic National ParkWashington · USA Three parks in one: Roosevelt elk in the Hoh rainforest, marmots found nowhere else on Hurricane Ridge, and tide pools, sea otters and grey whales on the wild coast.Look for: Elk (Wapiti), Olympic Marmot, Black Bear
Best time: Jul to Sept
National park62 animals Everglades National ParkFlorida · USA A slow river of grass: alligators beside the Anhinga Trail, spoonbills and wood storks in the shallows, and the only place where alligators and crocodiles live side by side.Look for: American Alligator, American Crocodile, Manatee
Best time: Dec to Apr
National park55 animals Great Smoky MountainsTennessee and North Carolina · USA Misty old mountains with black bears in Cades Cove, elk in Cataloochee, synchronous fireflies in June and more kinds of salamander than anywhere else on Earth.Look for: Black Bear, Elk (Wapiti), White-tailed Deer
Best time: Apr to Jun, Sep to Oct
National park55 animals Rocky Mountain National ParkColorado · USA High meadows and tundra above Estes Park: bugling elk in autumn, bighorns at Sheep Lakes, moose on the west side and pikas among the rocks on Trail Ridge Road.Look for: Elk (Wapiti), Bighorn Sheep, Moose
Best time: Jun to mid Oct
National park61 animals Pacific Rim National Park ReserveVancouver Island, British Columbia · Canada Surf beaches and old-growth rainforest between Tofino and Ucluelet: grey whales feeding close to shore, sea otters in Clayoquot Sound and black bears turning over rocks at low tide.Look for: Grey Whale, Sea Otter, Black Bear
Best time: Mar to Oct
Provincial park70 animals Algonquin Provincial ParkOntario · Canada Lakes, bogs and maple forest in the Canadian Shield: moose along Highway 60, loons calling at dusk, Canada jays in the spruce bogs and, if you're lucky, wolves howling on an August night.Look for: Moose, Common Loon, Canada Jay
Best time: Late May to Oct
Region58 animals ChurchillHudson Bay, Manitoba · Canada The polar bear capital of the world: bears waiting for the sea ice in October and November, thousands of belugas in the river mouth in July and August, and tundra birds all summer.Look for: Polar Bear, Beluga, Arctic Fox
Best time: Jul to Aug, Oct to Nov
Marine park45 animals Tadoussac and the SaguenaySaguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park, Quebec · Canada Where the Saguenay fjord meets the St. Lawrence: white belugas all year, and minke, fin, humpback and blue whales feeding from June to October, often seen from the shore.Look for: Beluga, Minke Whale, Fin Whale
Best time: Jun to Oct
Island75 animals Vancouver IslandBritish Columbia · Canada Orcas and humpbacks in Johnstone Strait, grey whales and sea otters off Tofino, black bears on the beaches at low tide, and the Vancouver Island marmot found nowhere else on Earth.Look for: Orca, Humpback Whale, Grey Whale
Best time: Jun to Sep
Region104 animals British ColumbiaThe whole province · Canada From the Great Bear Rainforest to the Rockies: grizzlies at the salmon rivers, spirit bears on Princess Royal Island, orcas in the Salish Sea and mountain goats on the cliffs.Look for: Grizzly Bear, Black Bear, Orca
Best time: May to Oct
Region75 animals YukonThe whole territory · Canada Big, wild and empty: grizzlies and Dall sheep in Kluane, caribou on the Dempster Highway, moose in every wetland and the northern lights over it all.Look for: Moose, Caribou, Grizzly Bear
Best time: Jun to Sep

Photo credits

Bison grazing in Lamar Valley (51484623103) by YellowstoneNPS, Public domain
Moraine Lake-Banff NP by Tobias Alt, Tobi 87, CC BY-SA 4.0
Spirit Island, Maligne Lake, Jasper NP by Christian Abend from Laufen /, Bayern / Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
Caribou and Denali (11330240034) by Denali National Park and Preserve, Public domain
Moose in Grand Teton National Park 2 (7994780433) by Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0
Mountain Goat at Hidden Lake by Robert M. Russell, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hoh Rain Forest Olympic June 2018 008 by King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0
Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park, Florida (51130273576) by Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Female Black Bear in Cades Cove by ZachN 0421, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moraine Park Valley, Rocky Mountain National Park by Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
Long Beach banner beach panorama by original work: Adam Jones, Ph.D. derivative work: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lookout Trail - Algonquin Park - IMG 9729 by Sikander Iqbal, CC BY-SA 4.0
Polar Bear - Churchill, Manitoba (40585701364) by TravelingOtter from Houston, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0
Beluga Whale Tadoussac Quebec Canada Luca Galuzzi 2005 by Luca Galuzzi ( Lucag ), CC BY-SA 2.5
Orca johnstone strait by Winky from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0
Ursus americanus kermodei, Spirit Bear Lodge, Klemtu, BC 1 by Maximilian Helm from Dresden, Deutschland, CC BY 2.0
Kathleen Lake, Kluane National Park, Yukon, Canada by Wikibunt, CC BY-SA 3.0

All photo credits. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, resized.

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