Wildlife Facts

    Kodiak bear; 1,400 pounds, 11 feet tall, the largest carnivore in the world
    Polar bear; 1,400 pounds, 11 feet tall
    Grizzly bear (brown bear); 800 pounds, 9 feet tall
    Moose; 1,350 pounds, 5 feet high to shoulder; antlers span 72 inches
    Blad eagle; more in Alaska than all the other states combined. As many as 3,000 bald eagles gather along the Chilkat River in fall and winter months for late salmon runs.
    Plus mountain goat, Dall sheep, bison, musk ox, elk, Sitka black-tailed deer, reindeer, caribou, black bear, rare glacier or blue bear, otter, beaver, mink, weasel, fox, lynx, wolverine, muskrat, rabbit, squirrel, wolf, 400 species of birds of birds including sea bird, swan, crane, duck, eagle, geese hawk, ptarmigan, falcon, and owl, marine life including seal, sea otter, walrus, porpoise, 16 kinds of whales, herring, salmon, halibut, shrimp, lobster, and crab.


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