Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyCanidae (Canids)
- GenusCanis (Wolves and Dogs)
- SpeciesCanis lupus (Gray Wolf)
Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Coyote
Canis latrans
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris
Northern Sea Lion
Eumetopias jubatus
Wolverine
Gulo gulo
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Northern River Otter
Lontra canadensis
Northern Fur Seal
Callorhinus ursinus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray Wolf in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Gray Wolf sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gray Wolf in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Gray Wolf in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.