| The Becharof Lake is located within the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge, which encompasses about 1.2 million acres. Landforms on the Refuge include volcanic mountains, sea cliffs, glacial lakes and low tundra wetlands. The eastern one-third of the refuge is designated wilderness. These fish and wildlife resources include some of the densest concentrations of brown bears in the world.Barren-ground caribou are common, as are moose and wolves. Nearshore waters support thousands of seals, sea lions and sea otters. Waterfowl, seabirds and other migratory birds are abundant in the summer. All five species of Pacific salmon inhabit the refuge, as do rainbow salmon, Arctic char and grayling. |
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