Sea Otter

Sea Otter

Enhydra lutris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Great Bear Rainforest

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
80–90%
2 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
4 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
5 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
6 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sea Otter in Great Bear Rainforest?

About 30% of visitor-days record a Sea Otter sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 268 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Sea Otter in Great Bear Rainforest?

July has the highest sighting rate for Sea Otter in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.

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