| Katmai National Park and Preserve is known for volcanoes, brown bears, fish and rugged wilderness. There are at least fourteen volcanoes in Katmai considered "active," that's more than any other National Park. Brown bear and salmon are also plentiful in Katmai. The brown bear population has grown to more than 2,000, making them the world's largest protected population of these omnivores.The peak of the world's largest sockeye salmon run each July, and during return of the salmon in September, bring the bears to the waters of the park. A rich variety of other wildlife is found in the park as well.Katmai encompasses more than four million acres of wilderness, with rivers and streams, coastlines, green glacial valleys, active glaciers and volcanoes and Naknek Lake, the largest lake within a National Park. |
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