Sea Otter

Closest Relatives at Katmai National Park

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 Katmai National Park?

About 39% of visitor-days record a Sea Otter sighting in Katmai National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Sea Otter in Katmai National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Sea Otter in Katmai National Park in our monthly data.