Harbor Seal

Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

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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	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	60–70%
3	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
4	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
5	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
6	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
7	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
8	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	30–40%
9	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
10	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
11	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
12	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
13	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
14	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
15	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
16	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Harbor Seal in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

About 48% of visitor-days record a Harbor Seal sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 42 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Harbor Seal in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Harbor Seal in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.