Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge

Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge protects a vast, largely undeveloped part of the Kodiak Archipelago in southwestern Alaska, including most of Kodiak Island and parts of several nearby islands. Shaped by a mild, rainy climate, it includes forests, grasslands, alpine terrain, glaciers, major rivers, and many streams. Its waters support spawning runs of all five Pacific salmon species, along with steelhead and Dolly Varden, sustaining about 250 nesting bird species and around 1,200 bald eagles each year. Native mammals are relatively few, but the refuge is especially known for its Kodiak bears, with an estimated 2,300 brown bears living there, alongside some later introduced game animals.

Old Harbor, Alaska · United States