We list here what we think are the most 'iconic' wildlife you can see in Canada, Alaska and the Arctic. We detail some interesting facts & figures about each type, plus of course, the best places and times to see them.
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Canada, Alaska & The Arctic
Grizzly bear at Klemtu, British Columbia.
Due to their vast size Canada, Alaska and the Arctic have an incredible variety of bird species, both resident and migratory.
The black bear is the most common bear species in North America, living throughout all Canadian provinces as well as in Alaska.
To see a family of caribou (also known as reindeer in Europe and Asia) in their tundra home is an impressive sight.
Grizzly bears live in the uplands of western North America, with large populations in British Columbia and Alaska.
The Kermode bear is also known as the 'spirit' bear because of its rarity and because a small percentage of them have white coats.
Moose are ungainly and almost comical-looking members of the deer family, with their long, spindly legs, drooping noses and huge racks of antlers.
Natives of Arctic Canada, Greenland and Alaska, musk oxen are noted for their thick shaggy coats, long curved horns and strong odour.
Polar bears are found in Russia, Denmark (Greenland), the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, Canada and Alaska.
Canada and Alaska have some of the most varied and exciting whale watching opportunities anywhere in the world.
Often vilified and hunted almost to extinction in Canada by the 1950s, there are now estimated to be 50-60,000 wolves across Canada and Alaska.