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Selawik National Wildlife Refuge
Building 160, 2nd Ave
Kotzebue, Alaska 99752-3799
Phone: 907-442-3799
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| It could be argued that Selawik National Wildlife Refuge contains some of the most historically significant acreage in North America, as the refuge lands once formed part of the American portion of the vast Bering Land Bridge that, some scientists speculate, was the route followed by the ancestors of many of today's large mammals, as well as early humans, when traveling between Asia and the America's some 12,000 years ago. Today, the refuge is home to a variety of wildlife. Hundreds of thousands of caribou from the Western Arctic Caribou Herd, the largest in Alaska, travel through the refuge in spring and fall. Portions of the herd sometimes winter on Selawik. Moose, brown bear, wolverine and other furbearers are present year around. Selawik's approximately 24,000 lakes and wetlands also serve as breeding or stop-over resting places for hundreds of thousands of migratory birds, some arriving from as far away as Australia. And, in addition to the sheefish that gave the refuge its name, whitefish, arctic grayling and northern pike are present in Selawik's waters. <P> |
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| Bird Checklists of the United States - Bird Checklists of the United States Selawik National Wildlife Refuge Kotzebue, Alaska Abundance Codes c - common u ... to: Refuge Manager Selawik National Wildlife Refuge P.O. Box 270 Kotzebue ... | | Bird Checklists of the United States - ... Alaska Areas -- Kotzebue, AK (Printed 1996) Palmer Area -- AK (Printed 1988) Selawik National Wildlife Refuge -- Kotzebue, AK (Printed 4/92) Seward -- AK (Printed 1997) Tetlin National Wildlife ... | | Selawik National Wildlife Refuge - Selawik National Wildlife Refuge page. | | The Wolverine Foundation - Kobuk Wolverine Project - Non-profit organization directed at the support and initiation of research and dissemination of ... Within Kobuk Valley National Park and Selawik National Wildlife Refuge Last revision 12/17/98 ... | | The Wolverine Foundation - Current Research Projects - Non-profit organization directed at the support and initiation of research and dissemination of ... Kobuk Valley National Park and Selawik National Wildlife Refuge Brad Shults, Western Arctic ... | | AlaskaJourney.com / Paul Otteson / Alaska: Adventures in Nature / Alaska Travel - A Complete Guide to Alaska ... Seward Peninsula Nome & Vicinity Bering Land Bridge National Monument Selawik National Wildlife Refuge Kobuk Valley National Park Kotzebue Cape Krusenstern National ... |
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| To reach the refuge one usually takes a commercial air service from Anchorage to Kotzebue; Kotzebue can not be reached by road. From Kotzebue, visitors generally travel into the refuge by small bush aircraft. Air taxi operators also provide service to the refuge from Galena, which has air access from Fairbanks. The refuge office is in Kotzebue on Second Avenue, Building 160, and is within walking distance of the airport. Exit the airport left to Third Avenue. Go right on Third to Lake street. Go left to Second Avenue, then turn right. The office is in the middle of the block on the right. Taxi service from the airport to the refuge office is also available. <P> |
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