In early January as we eagerly anticipate what the new year has in store for us, we like to take a tally of all of the animals we viewed from the previous year and share them with our guests. Keeping track of our animal sightings in a year over year capacity helps us to have an understanding of populations of the North and how these animals are faring.
Below is our list of top wildlife sightings recorded in 2022 in no particular order.
TOP WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS IN 2022
#1 Silver Fox: 9 (COMPARED TO 0 IN 2021)
© Isabel Hernandez
#2 Caribou: 47 (COMPARED TO 2 IN 2021)
© Joe Perkowski
#3 Willow Ptarmigan: 447 (COMPARED TO 617 IN 2021)
© Myna Jewell
#4 Red Fox 7 (Compared to 24 in 2021)
© Marc Hebert
#5 Snowy Owl: 8 (COMPARED TO 9 IN 2021)
#6 Snow Goose: 1212 (COMPARED TO 494 IN 2021)
#7 Gyrfalcon: 1 (COMPARED TO 6 IN 2021)
#8 Tundra Swan 507 (COMPARED TO 297 IN 2021)
© Jim Baldwin
#9 Bald Eagle: 511 (COMPARED TO 155 IN 2021)
#10 Polar Bears: 272 (COMPARED TO 498 IN 2021, 202 in 2020 and 285 in 2019)
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
Wolf: 1
Snow Bunting: 122
Blue Fox: 1
Cover Image © Alex Cupeiro