Wildlife data API and MCP server
Free, read-only access to the Wildlife of Everywhere species–place database: where to see mammals and birds, what lives in each park, trip reports and field guides. Use the JSON API in your own apps, or connect an AI assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok or any other MCP client) to the MCP server.
Connect an AI assistant (MCP)
Server URL (Streamable HTTP, no sign-in, no API key): https://wildlifeofeverywhere.com/explore/mcp
Menu names change often in these apps, and some plans or workspaces need custom connectors switched on first. The URL is the same everywhere.
Claude
Claude web, desktop or mobile: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, name it “Wildlife of Everywhere” and paste the URL. Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http wildlife https://wildlifeofeverywhere.com/explore/mcp
ChatGPT
Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings, turn on Developer mode, then Create: name it “Wildlife of Everywhere”, paste the URL, choose No authentication. In a chat, pick it from the tools (+) menu. Availability depends on your ChatGPT plan; on Business or Enterprise workspaces an admin may need to allow it.
No Developer mode? Build a Custom GPT instead: Configure → Actions → Import from URL https://wildlifeofeverywhere.com/explore/openapi.json, authentication None.
Gemini
Gemini CLI: add this to ~/.gemini/settings.json, restart, then run /mcp to check the tools:
{ "mcpServers": { "wildlife": { "httpUrl": "https://wildlifeofeverywhere.com/explore/mcp" } } }If your Gemini app has no option for custom MCP servers, use Gemini CLI, or call the JSON API from Gemini function calling with the OpenAPI file.
Grok
xAI API (Responses API or xAI SDK): add a remote MCP tool:
"tools": [{ "type": "mcp", "server_url": "https://wildlifeofeverywhere.com/explore/mcp", "server_label": "wildlife" }]In the Grok app, if Connectors lets you add a custom MCP server, paste the same URL.
Other clients
Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Mistral Le Chat, Microsoft Copilot Studio and most agent frameworks accept a remote Streamable HTTP MCP URL: paste https://wildlifeofeverywhere.com/explore/mcp where they ask for a server URL. Tools that don't speak MCP can use the JSON API below (OpenAPI 3.1 file).
Tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
search_wildlife | Find species and places by name; returns ids. |
where_to_see | Best-documented parks and reserves for a mammal or bird, optionally in one country. |
species_at_place | Mammals and birds recorded at a park, most recorded first. |
trip_reports | Trip reports that recorded a species or visited a place, with tour links. |
field_guide | Link to a free printable field guide (PDF/EPUB) and checklist for a place. |
JSON API
Base URL https://wildlifeofeverywhere.com/explore/api/v1. GET only, CORS enabled, cached for an hour. Names or ids both work.
| Request | Returns |
|---|---|
/search?q=clouded leopard&type=species|place|any&limit=10 | Matching species and places |
/species/sun bear | Names, family, countries, links |
/species/helarctos_malayanus/places?country=MYS&limit=25 | Ranked places with GBIF record counts, years and evidence |
/places/Kinabalu Park | Place facts, species count, links |
/places/wd:Q834893/species?group=mammal&limit=50 | Species recorded at the place |
/trips?species=tiger&place=Kanha | Trip reports |
/field-guide?place=Chitwan | Field guide builder link and checklist |
Rules
- Sensitive species: reptiles and amphibians, Critically Endangered species and heavily trafficked species (pangolins, Helmeted Hornbill) return countries only, never places.
- Licence: the species–place links are under the Open Database License. Credit “Wildlife of Everywhere, GBIF.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors” and link to the page each answer gives.
- Fair use: please cache answers and keep to a few requests per second. No bulk scraping; ask us if you need a data extract.
Questions or problems: use the feedback box in the explorer.
Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.