Discover the secret lives of animals in Denali!
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Denali National Park & Preserve
Article 1: Beavers Across Denali’s Hydrologic Landscape
Learn more about nature's chief engineer! Read more
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Denali National Park & Preserve
Article 2: Rutting Behavior of Moose
Weighing up to 1,600 pounds each, bull moose spar and sometimes brutally fight for a few weeks each autumn for the right to mate with females. Read more
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Article 3: Moose Surveys
Science Summary (2012) - By estimating moose numbers, wildlife managers can understand if the local population of animals can be considered 'natural and healthy.' The information is also used in crafting hunting regulations. Moose populations also indicate the biological integrity of an area. Read more
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Denali National Park & Preserve
Article 4: Population Biology of the Wood Frog
Science Summary (2008) - During the summer of 2007, Dr. Robert Newman of the Department of Biology, University of North Dakota set out to get this large geographic-scale picture of how wood frogs may respond to climate change by initiating field studies of wood frogs in wilderness areas of Alaska, including Denali. Read more
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Denali National Park & Preserve
Article 5: Surveying Denali's Pollinators: Bees & Flower Flies
Science Summary (2013) - Because they are diverse, abundant, easy to sample, and tightly linked to their host plants, bees may serve as ideal indicators to measure the effects of a changing climate on critical ecosystem services such as pollination. Read more
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Denali National Park & Preserve
Article 6: Surveying Dall Sheep in Denali
Science Summary (2012) - Whether visitors on a bus into Denali National Park and Preserve spot “white dots with legs” high on the craggy slopes of Igloo or Cathedral Mountain, or experience full-curl rams smacking horns on the rocks of Polychrome, there is no better iconic image for wildlife protection in the park than the Dall sheep. Read more
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Denali National Park & Preserve
Article 7: Songbird Monitoring
Science Summary (2013) - Repeat surveys alert us to any changes in the abundance, distribution, or seasonality of songbirds birds that nest in Denali. Read more