Wildlife

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  Brown Bears

  Alaska accounts for more than 50% of the remaining North American brown bears and has the second largest population worldwide.

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  Caribou

  Caribou herd sizes vary greatly over time. The Western Arctic Caribou Herd has hit as low as 75,000 and as high as 500,000 animals.

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  Dall's Sheep

  Dall’s sheep are an alpine-adapted species at their northernmost extent in the Brooks Range of Alaska.

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  Landbirds

  Most birds in the Arctic are migratory. Landbirds comprise more than 50% of the bird species in Arctic parklands.

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  Moose

  Moose are an integral component of the boreal ecosystem in Arctic parklands.

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  Muskox

  Muskoxen populations occur in four locations in Alaska, two of these ranges overlap Arctic parklands.

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  Yellow-billed Loons

  In Alaska, Yellow-billed Loons are restricted to tundra landscapes on the Arctic Coastal Plain with large, deep, clear, freshwater lakes.