Sea Otter

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	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 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

About 32% of visitor-days record a Sea Otter sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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