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The Alaska Zoo is a a great place to view wildlife up close and learn more about them from knowlegeable zoo staff. The zoo is a very popular stop for visitors in both the summer and winter. Polar bears are guaranteed!

Some of the animals at the zoo are very special such as the Amur tiger from Russia, the snow leapord, and the Tibetan yak.

There are about 85 animals in over 40 species. Polar bears, brown bears, black bears, Amur tiger, snow leopard, Bactrian camel, wolves, Tibetan yak, otter, eagle, fox, dall sheep, musk ox, moose, wolverine, and more. The park covers about 20 acres, with a snack bar and gift shop.

The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center offers visitors a close-up view of Alaska wildlife. The Center is located south of Anchorage on the scenic Seward Highway.

The Center has a loop that visitors can drive aro und to view the various animals. For some species there are small herds roaming about.

Wrangell is one of the oldest non-Native settlements in Alaska beginning when the Russians built a stockade named Redoubt Saint Dionysius in 1834.
Visitors to Wrangell can enjoy many activities such as sightseeing around town, flightseeing by floatplane, cruise tours, as well as wildlife viewing, bird viewing, bear viewing, hiking, fishing, boating, and many other outdoor activities. Wrangell also has the only regulation USGA rated golf course in Southeast Alaska–Muskeg Meadows is a 9-hole course with spectacular mountain, forest, and ocean views.
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Visitors come from around the world to view and photograph Alaska’s bears in their natural habitat, a truly unique and unforgettable experience. Alaska has more bears than any other region in North America. Alaska’s bears grow fat and happy on Alaska’s famous salmon runs and many other food sources. Popular places for bear viewing include Denali NP, Katmai NP, Lake Clark NP, and Admiral Island and the Anan Creek Wildlife Observatory in the Inside Passage.

Katmai National Park and Preserve encompasses almost 2 million hectares of pristine wilderness on the Alaska Peninsula, across from Kodiak Island in Southwestern Alaska. The park is home to the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, the result of a volcanic eruption in 1912 which buried more than 40-square-miles of wilderness under as much as 700 feet of ash. Fourteen active volcanoes lie within the park today. The town of King Salmon lies to the west of the Park and is the local gateway.
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Denali National Park is considered a “must see” for most visitors to Alaska.

Denali is “The Great One” in the language of the Alaska Native people. Mount McKinley is North America’s largest mountain with an elevation of 6,194m (30,320 feet). This majestic mountain is the tallest peak in the great Alaska Range of mountains that extends 650km across Alaska.

Denali National Park and Preserve is one of the largest national parks in the United States, with over 24,585 square kilometers of protected lands - larger than the state of Massachusetts. There are over 40 glaciers in the area.

 
Kodiak Island is famous for huge Kodiak brown bears, world-class sport fishing, one of the largest commercial fishing ports in the nation, and the magnificent green color of the island in the summer–which is why Kodiak is affectionately called Alaska’s Emerald Isle. Kodiak is a thriving business community, a transportation hub for southwest Alaska and the ideal Alaska vacation destination.
The Kodiak Island Borough, with a population of 13,900 persons includes the city of Kodiak, seven villages, a U.S. Coast Guard Base, plus several backcountry camps and lodges.
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