Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge spans about 19.16 million acres in southwestern Alaska where the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers meet the Bering Sea, making it the second-largest national wildlife refuge in the United States. Its coastal plains, tundra, rivers, marshes, and islands support immense wildlife, especially one of the world’s largest concentrations of breeding waterfowl, along with caribou, bears, wolves, foxes, walrus, seals, sea otters, and whales. Federal protection began in 1909 and culminated in its modern creation in 1980, including the Andreafsky Wilderness. The refuge also contains about 35 villages, where many residents, especially Yup'ik, maintain a subsistence way of life.

Kasigluk, Alaska · United States