Wildlife and Wild Landscapes
Wildlife:
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to some of the most diverse and spectacular
wildlife in the arctic. The Refuge's rich pageant of wildlife includes 36 fish species, 36 land
mammals, nine marine mammals, and more than 160 migratory and resident bird species.
Additional information is available from the references listed in the partial bibliography of scientific research pertaining to the Refuge.
Wild Landscapes:
The Arctic Refuge contains remote, complete, and undisturbed lands across five different
ecological regions: lagoons, beaches and saltmarshes of coastal marine areas; coastal plain tundra; alpine tundra of the Brooks Range; the forest-tundra transition south
of the mountains; and tall spruce, birch, and aspen of the boreal forest.
Biological References:
Additional information is available from the following references:
September 12, 2008
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