Sea Otter

Sea Otter

Enhydra lutris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Olympic National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Olympic National Park?

About 22% of visitor-days record a Sea Otter sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 218 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

January has the highest sighting rate for Sea Otter in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.

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