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	Nome, Alaska Wildlife Viewing Bird Watching Mammals Wildlife Viewing In Wildlife Preserves & Refuges Bird Watching Selawik River The Selawik Wild River provides river floating, sport fishing, and hunting opportunities and is about 360 mile northwest of Fairbanks. Return to Top of Page Mammals Cape Krusenstern National Monument Cape Krusenstern National Monument is a treeless coastal plain dotted with sizable lagoons and backed by gently rolling limestone hills. Noatak River Situated in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve and Noatak National Preserve, the Noatak drains the largest mountain-ringed river basin in America that is still virtually unaffected by human activities. Return to Top of Page Wildlife Viewing In Wildlife Preserves & Refuges Artic National Wildlife Refuge Renowned for its wildlife, Arctic Refuge is inhabited by 45 species of land and marine mammals, ranging from the pygmy shrew to the bowhead whale. Best known are the polar, grizzly, and black bear; wolf, wolverine, Dall sheep, moose, muskox, and the animal that has come to symbolize the area's wildness, the free-roaming caribou. Thirty-six species of fish occur in Arctic Refuge waters, and 180 species of birds have been observed on the refuge. Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge is, at 1.637 million acres, about the size of the state of Delaware. It sits atop the Arctic Circle, with approximately a third of the refuge above that meridian and two-thirds below. Kobuk River Just below Walker Lake, a short set of White Water Class III-IV rapids will be encountered. They may be portaged or lined if necessary on the east bank. The river meanders on for about twenty miles before encountering a second set of rapids in the Lower Kobuk Canyon which persist for about one mile. Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge This region of wetlands is home to fish, waterfowl, beaver and moose, and wooded lowlands where bears, wolves, lynx and marten prowl. Noatak Biosphere Reserve Noatak Biosphere Reserve is located in northwestern Alaska in the Arctic Range. The Noatak preserve was established in order to maintain the environmental integrity of the Noatak River and adjacent uplands, to protect wildlife habitats and populations and to protect archaeological resources for scientific research. Noatak National Preserve The Noatak River basin is the largest mountain-ringed river basin in the Nation still virtually unaffected by man. Selawik National Wildlife Refuge Located in Northwest Alaska, approximately 350 miles northwest of Fairbanks, this refuge is bisected by the Arctic Circle and lies mostly within the Northwest Arctic Borough, which is analogous to a lower 48 county but is the size of the state of Indiana. Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge The third largest conservation area in the National Wildlife Refuge System, the 9 million acre Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge is located in eastern interior Alaska. It includes the Yukon Flats, a vast wetland basin bisected by the Yukon River. Return to Top of Page
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