Denali’s Natural History

Alopax lagopus has a wide distribution, a testament to its superb adaptation to cold and the wide variety of food it will eat.

Alaska’s wilderness aristocrat.

Among hibernators, black bears have an extremely good survival rate.

Alaska’s smallest owl.

At least 78 species flit around the Alaska countryside.

Caribou typify “the spirit of the north.”

Learn about these amazingly adaptable canines.

Learn more about the world’s only wild, white sheep.

There are more bald eagles in Alaska than in all the other 49 states combined.

Only two conifers exist across much of the subarctic – the hardy White and Black Spruce.

Learn about the various people of the Arctic from 30,000 years ago to the 21st century.

Frozen Frogs?!

One of the largest and most powerful birds of prey in the world.

Claiming the most widespread range of all North American owls.

Winter presents many challenges, but for insects these challenges are particularly unique.

Hunters of the northern forest.

Alaska’s whistler.

This member of the weasel family originated in the Old World, but is now found around the globe.

Managing natural populations…

The usual challenges of cold temps, deep snow and sparse food are compounded for moose when combined with human travails.

Few animals are as well adapted to extremes of elevation and temperature as North America’s magnificent wild sheep.

Alaska is a crossroads for bird migration.

Ondatra zibethica are large rodents of the Alaskan waterways.

Fairly common, yet rarely seen night time visitors.

The Peregrine Falcon is on the comeback trail.

Discover the fascinating world of these “Rock Rabbits”.

The wood frog is the only amphibian that lives north of the Arctic Circle.

Alaska’s second largest rodent.

Raven romance is in the air!

Vulpes vulpes occur throughout most of Alaska.

Long-legged and long-necked, cranes are among the tallest birds in the world.

The smallest four-legged predators on the tundra may be shrews, but they are by no means the most timid!

Hares are a vital link in the food chain.

These beautiful owls breed on arctic tundras throughout the world.

“Spruce chickens” don’t taste like chicken!

Learn the truth about lemmings, also known as tundra mice.

The last remnants of this wilderness animal still thrive in Alaska.