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One of 16 refuges in Alaska, it was established in 1980 when Congress passed The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA). At 1,640,000 acres (6,600 km 2), Kanuti Refuge is about the size of the state of Delaware. Located at the Arctic Circle, the refuge is a prime example of Alaska's boreal ecosystem. It is dominated by black ...
The community population is 88.3% Alaska Natives or part Native. Anaktuvuk Pass is a Nunamiut Eskimo community dependent upon subsistence activities. Sale, importation and possession of alcohol are banned in the village. [10] Anaktuvuk Pass post office was established in May 1951. [11] The first postmaster was Homer Mekiana. [12]
The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center opened in 1993 as the for-profit Big Game Alaska. [1] In 1999, the center became a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, with Mike Miller serving as the center's executive director. The name was officially changed to Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, Inc. in 2007. [1] In 2018, Miller departed the center as ...
The Moose Lodge is hosting a party for members and friends to enjoy the sights and sounds of today's Float Down. The lodge, 3520 Military St., opens at 10 a.m. Gary Maas, lodge vice president ...
The Alaskan subspecies of moose (Alces alces gigas) is the largest in the world; adult males weigh 1,200 to 1,600 pounds (542–725 kg), and adult females weigh 800 to 1,300 pounds (364–591 kg) [17] Alaska's substantial moose population is controlled by predators such as bears and wolves, which prey mainly on vulnerable calves, as well as by ...
An Alaska man and two police officers rescued a baby moose from what police described as “a sure demise” after it fell into a lake and got stuck in a narrow space between a floatplane and a dock.
The stream gauge site near the Arctic Boulevard bridge measures 90% of the watershed, specifically 27.4 square miles (71 km 2) of the total 30.5 square miles (79 km 2). [ 13 ] [ 2 ] The mean flow between 1966 and 2013 was 21.2 cubic feet per second (0.60 m 3 /s), with the lowest daily flow recorded in February 1975 at 1.6 cubic feet per second ...
Alaska moose are hunted for food and sport every year during fall and winter. People use both firearms and bows to hunt moose. [10] It is estimated that at least 7,000 moose are harvested annually, mostly by residents who eat the moose meat. [10] They are also hunted by animal predators: wolves, black bears, and brown bears all hunt moose. [10]