All 2 in 3 days here: ~70%
Kluane National Park
🇨🇦 Canada
North America, Canada 380 spp. recorded
Kluane National Park is a massive mountain reserve in Canada's southwest Yukon, dominated by towering peaks, massive icefields, and sweeping alpine valleys. Hikers navigate rugged dirt trails winding through dense spruce forests and wide-open tundra slopes beneath the glaciers.
60.767° N 140.049° W
🦜 Nature
198 Species sighted
12,717 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Jul Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
🌙 Most active after dark
+ 235 more species with insufficient data
Challenges you can complete here
All 4 in 3 days here: ~20%
Recent sightings in Kluane National Park
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
9.8Jan
14Feb
21Mar
21Apr
28May
32Jun
37Jul
26Aug
20Sep
22Oct
11Nov
18Dec
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Haines Junction · Willow Acres
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Kathleen Lake Campground · day use area
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Soldier's Summit Interpretive Trail
🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0.0 Good
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
Very goodHow rich is the wildlife?
4.3
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 313
🐒 Mammals 61
🦎 Reptiles 0
🐸 Amphibians 6
380 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
15 Threatened 0 Endemic
🔭
Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
2.9
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
58% 📊
Coverage (114 species at ≥5% of 380 in the inventory)
30% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (7 bird, 5 mammal)
65% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
81 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
9 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
15 🏕️
Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.1
Climate Harsh Low
Entrance Paid Low
Tourism Medium Medium
Trails Hard Low
World Heritage Yes Bonus
What visitors say
In Denali we saw maybe two Dall sheep at a time (Denali Park was formed to protect them), but here we counted 42 in one sighting, more in others, here on what is called in English, Sheep Mountain.
Look for Dall sheep, mountain goats, caribou, and grizzly bears (we saw two of the four).
Not too far from our camp we came across bear tracks - a mom and a cub...a premonition of what was to come.
We flew only a few hundred metres above the forest below us, and Alex told us that occasionally they spot bears.
Before you go
What animals can you see in Kluane National Park?
380 species
Kluane National Park has 380 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Dark-eyed Junco (about 80%), Dall Sheep (about 70%), Common Raven (about 60%), Gray Jay (about 60%) and Yellow-rumped Warbler (about 60%). Among amphibians, the most-seen is Wood Frog (about 30%).
When is the best time to visit Kluane National Park for wildlife?
February, May–June and August–October
In those months the park's 12 most-seen species average about 60% on a given day, against about 40% in November and December.
Can you see a Brown Bear in Kluane National Park?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Bear sighting in Kluane National Park on a given day, based on 83 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is June (about 80%).
Can you see a Dall Sheep in Kluane National Park?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Dall Sheep sighting in Kluane National Park on a given day, based on 70 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is March–May and August–September (about 80%).
Can you see a Gray Jay in Kluane National Park?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Jay sighting in Kluane National Park on a given day, based on 509 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is October and December–January (about 90%).
Can you see a Northern Hawk Owl in Kluane National Park?
Yes
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Hawk Owl sighting in Kluane National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April (about 60%).
Where in Kluane National Park is wildlife easiest to see?
Around Haines Junction · Willow Acres
The richest sighting zone is around Haines Junction · Willow Acres, followed by Kluane Lake · south shore and Kathleen Lake Campground · day use area, ranked by how many of the park's headline animals visitors can expect to see in each. See the zones on the map.
Is Kluane National Park good for wildlife watching?
3.4 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Kluane National Park rates 3.4/5: 230th of 316 parks worldwide and 37th in North America. 19 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
