Alaska’s Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge Notable Facts: background image: Aerial image of mining areas in the refuge, which is a major concern for the refuge’s managers The refuge is located on 19 million acres on the south west corner of the Alaskan mainland, reaching from the Bering sea to Alaska’s midland mountain ranges The refuge provides a habitat for at least 44 species of fish, hundreds of bird species, and dozens of mammals. Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge was established to set aside pristine wetlands and conserve populations of:shorebirds, seabirds, whistling swans, emperor, white-fronted and Canada geese, black brant and other migratory birds, salmon, muskox, and marine mammals. http://refuges.fws.gov/profiles/photos/ykdelta.jpg The Yukon Refuge features Nunivak Island, a sprawling 1.1 million acres itself, which plays host to a herd of muskox, parts of which were used to repopulate herds in other parts of Alaska and Russia. The Yukon and the Kuskowim rivers, with all of their tributaries, create an expansive wetland. This enables many species to thrive despite sometimes inhospitable climate conditions. One third of the refuge is covered in water. There are 5 different species of Pacific Salmon alone. All four North American flyways lead birds to the delta. Over a million ducks and half a million geese breed here annually. There are over 2.5 million acres of vegetation and forest habitats. All three species of North American bear (brown, black, and Polar) can be found here. Despite being covered by so much water, the refuge supports large mammals such as: moose, caribou, bear, whales, seals, and muskox. According to USFWS, the Yukon Delta is the most important shorebird nesting area in the country. The Yukon has a rich (literally) heritage with gold. The Yukon gold rush still impacts the Delta today as the USFWS works dillegently to manage a varied array of species put at risk by remnants of a century of mining. This includes monitoring levels of the always troublesome Mercury. EARTH SKY SPACE www.continentalmapping.com

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Alaska’s Yukon Delta National Wildlife RefugeNotable Facts:

background image: Aerial image of mining areas in the refuge, which is a major concern for the refuge’s managers

The refuge is located on 19 million acres on the south west corner of the Alaskan mainland, reaching from the Bering sea to

Alaska’s midland mountain ranges

The refuge provides a habitat for at least 44 species of fish, hundreds of

bird species, and dozens of mammals.

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge was established to set aside pristine wetlands and conserve populations

of:shorebirds, seabirds, whistling swans, emperor, white-fronted and Canada geese, black brant and other migratory birds, salmon, muskox, and marine mammals.

http://refuges.fws.gov/profiles/photos/ykdelta.jpg

The Yukon Refuge features Nunivak Island, a sprawling 1.1 million acres itself, which plays host to a herd of

muskox, parts of which were used to repopulate herds in other parts of Alaska and Russia.

The Yukon and the Kuskowim rivers, with all of their tributaries, create an expansive wetland. This enables many species to thrive despite sometimes

inhospitable climate conditions. One third of the refuge is covered in water.

There are 5 different species of Pacific Salmon alone.

All four North American flyways lead birds to the delta. Over a million

ducks and half a million geese breed here annually.

There are over 2.5 million acres of vegetation and forest habitats.

All three species of North American bear (brown, black, and Polar) can

be found here.

Despite being covered by so much water, the refuge supports large mammals such