Black Bear
North America's most widespread bear — a powerful omnivore. Keep 100 yards back, always.
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Learn which animals visitors may encounter and open a species guide for habitat, viewing advice and safety information.
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Canada Lynx
Meet the ghost cat — black ear tufts and giant snowshoe paws. Blink and it's gone.
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Gray Wolf
Apex pack hunter, almost never seen. Stay 100 yards back if you're lucky enough to spot one.
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Great Horned Owl
Nocturnal apex predator. Rarely seen — but that deep 'hoo-hoo-hoo' at dusk is unmistakable.
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Grizzly Bear
The brown bear rules Glacier Bay's backcountry. Confirmed present -- keep a full 100 yards between you and him!
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Humpback Whale
A 40-ton giant famous for spectacular breaches and complex underwater songs.
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Moose
Meet Glacier Bay's biggest deer, the moose. Beautiful beast, wide berth, 25 yards minimum.
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Mountain Goat
A sure-footed cliff specialist that treats vertical rock like a staircase. Scan Gloomy Knob and keep 25 yards back!
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Mountain Lion
Elusive apex stalker—solitary, silent, rarely seen. Respect its distance and it keeps to itself.
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Orca (Killer Whale)
Apex predators of the cold channels—watch for tall black dorsal fins slicing the surface.
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Sea Otter
The weasel that went to sea — floats on its back, uses rocks as tools, and rules the kelp forest.
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Wolverine
The biggest weasel on Earth and a true backcountry ghost, a muscular carnivore you will rarely ever spot in Glacier Bay.
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