Phocidae (Earless Seals) — Where Wildlife

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Phoca vitulina

Mirounga leonina

Halichoerus grypus

Mirounga angustirostris

10–20% · Possible

NT

Pagophilus groenlandicus

Erignathus barbatus

Hydrurga leptonyx

Pusa hispida

Lobodon carcinophaga

Cystophora cristata

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40

Jan

30–40

Feb

30–40

Mar

30–40

Apr

30–40

May

30–40

Jun

30–40

Jul

40–50

Aug

40–50

Sep

40–50

Oct

30–40

Nov

30–40

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Earless Seals

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	80–90%
	Harbor Seal			80–90%
2	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	80–90%
	Southern Elephant Seal			80–90%
	Leopard Seal			Insufficient data
3	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	4	60–70%
	Harbor Seal			60–70%
	Gray Seal			10–20%
	ugruk			Insufficient data
	Ringed Seal			Insufficient data
4	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4	50–60%
	Harbor Seal			30–40%
	Gray Seal			20–30%
	Bladdernose Seal			Insufficient data
	Ringed Seal			Insufficient data
5	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	50–60%
	Harbor Seal			40–50%
	Gray Seal			20–30%
6	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	40–50%
	Harbor Seal			40–50%
7	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	2	40–50%
	Harbor Seal			40–50%
	Northern Elephant Seal			0–10%
8	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	40–50%
	Harbor Seal			30–40%
	Northern Elephant Seal			0–10%
9	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	40–50%
	Harbor Seal			30–40%
	Northern Elephant Seal			10–20%
10	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	40–50%
	Harbor Seal			40–50%
	Northern Elephant Seal			0–10%
11	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	40–50%
	Gray Seal			40–50%
	Harbor Seal			Insufficient data
12	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	40–50%
	Gray Seal			30–40%
	Harp Seal			Insufficient data
	Harbor Seal			Insufficient data
13	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	4	40–50%
	Harbor Seal			20–30%
	Harp Seal			10–20%
	Gray Seal			Insufficient data
	ugruk			Insufficient data
14	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	30–40%
	Harbor Seal			20–30%
	Northern Elephant Seal			10–20%
15	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	30–40%
	Harbor Seal			30–40%
16	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	10–20%
	Harbor Seal			10–20%
	Northern Elephant Seal			Insufficient data
17	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	10–20%
	Southern Elephant Seal			10–20%
	Leopard Seal			0–10%
18	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	10–20%
	Southern Elephant Seal			Insufficient data
19	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	10–20%
	Harbor Seal			Insufficient data
20	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	10–20%
	Southern Elephant Seal			0–10%
	Crabeater Seal			Insufficient data
21	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	10–20%
	Southern Elephant Seal			0–10%
	Leopard Seal			<5%
22	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	0–10%
	Southern Elephant Seal			Insufficient data
	Leopard Seal			Insufficient data
23	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	0–10%
	Leopard Seal			Insufficient data
24	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	0–10%
	Leopard Seal			Insufficient data
25	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	0–10%
	Leopard Seal			Insufficient data
26	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	0–10%
	Southern Elephant Seal			Insufficient data
27	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	0–10%
	Leopard Seal			Insufficient data
28	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Southern Elephant Seal			Insufficient data
29	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Southern Elephant Seal			Insufficient data
30	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Leopard Seal			Insufficient data
31	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Southern Elephant Seal			Insufficient data

Earless Seals

Species in this group

Harbor Seal

Southern Elephant Seal

Gray Seal

Northern Elephant Seal

Harp Seal

ugruk

Leopard Seal

Ringed Seal

Crabeater Seal

Bladdernose Seal

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Earless Seals

Parks Ranked