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Fire Island (Dena'ina: NutuĊ'iy) is a 5.5-mile (8.9 km) long island in the U.S. state of Alaska, located near the head of Cook Inlet at It is the only island in the Municipality of Anchorage , sitting three miles (5 km) off the city's Point Campbell, and nine miles (14.5 km) from downtown.
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 ...
The Nancy Lake State Recreation Area was established by the Alaska State Legislature on July 6, 1966, to be set aside specifically for use as recreation. The day prior, the nearby Matanuska-Susitna Borough designated the area as a special land-use district in order to apply local zoning laws which would reinforce the recreational use of the land, and allow the borough to apply penalties for ...
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.
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]
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 ...
This refuge was created in 1941 as the Kenai National Moose Range, but in 1980 it was changed to its present status by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. The refuge is administered from offices in Soldotna. The Kenai Wilderness protects 1,354,247 acres of the refuge as wilderness area. [2]
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