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The coastal portion of Olympic National Park contains 73 miles (117 km) of Pacific Ocean shoreline and abuts the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. [12] The following marine mammals are found in the waters off the beaches of the coastal section of the park. Sea otter, Enhydra lutris - CL; River otter, Lutra canadensis - C (rocky intertidal)
Olympic National Park is home to 13 amphibian species and four species of reptiles. [1] Olympic National Park amphibians and reptiles are a subset of Washington state amphibians and reptiles as listed in the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington, Field Guides. [2] [3]
State law [49] declares that the Olympic marmot is a protected wildlife species and cannot be hunted. [2] The species is susceptible to climate change because of their sensitivity to changed habitats. When meadows in Olympic National Park dried out, marmots there died or moved. [18] In the long term, meadows may be superseded by forests.
The Olympic Wilderness, a designated wilderness area, was established by the federal government in 1988 that contained 877,000 acres (355,000 ha) within Olympic National Park. It was renamed the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness in 2017 to honor Governor and U.S. Senator Daniel J. Evans , who had co-sponsored the 1988 legislation. [ 10 ]
The Roosevelt elk (Cervus canadensis roosevelti), also known commonly as the Olympic elk and Roosevelt's wapiti, is the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk (Cervus canadensis) in North America by body mass. [2] Mature bulls weigh from 700 to 1,200 lb (320 to 540 kg). with very rare large bulls weighing more. [3]
1.3 Mammals. 1.4 Reptiles. 1.5 Amphibians. ... Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) Pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) reintroduced;
This list contains 298 species when taxonomic changes have been made. Unless otherwise noted, all are considered to occur regularly in Olympic National Park as permanent residents, summer or winter visitors, or migrants. The tags below are used to designate the abundance of some species.
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