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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)
As stated in the foundation document: [12] The purpose of Olympic National Park is to preserve for the benefit, use, and enjoyment of the people, a large wilderness park containing the finest sample of primeval forest of Sitka spruce, western hemlock, Douglas fir, and western red cedar in the entire United States; to provide suitable winter range and permanent protection for the herds of ...
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]
The Hoh Rainforest is home to a National Park Service ranger station, from which backcountry trails extend deeper into the national park. Near the visitor center is the Hall of Mosses Trail, a short trail—0.8 miles (1.3 km)— which gives visitors a feel for the local ecosystem and views of maples draped with large growths of spikemoss. There ...
From ethereal forests to rugged coastlines, Olympic National Park is more beautiful than you can imagine.
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.
Sixteen kids were taken to zoos, according to Patti Happe, an Olympic National Park wildlife biologist, who has since retired. Most of the remaining goats in Olympic National Park were killed, as ...
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 [18] In the long term, meadows may be superseded by forests.