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Wildlife

5 ways to spend a day, or a week, on wildlife. Each one has its own page.

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  • Wildlife

    Watch bears at Brooks Falls

    Stand on the viewing platforms at Katmai while brown bears catch salmon at the falls.

    Summer · Katmai National Park · Moderate

  • Wildlife

    Go whale watching

    Look for humpbacks, orcas, sea otters, and puffins from a day boat in summer coastal waters.

    Summer · Seward, Whittier, Juneau, Valdez · Easy

  • Wildlife

    Look for the big five

    Moose, bear, caribou, Dall sheep, and wolf — the set people try to see on one Alaska trip.

    Summer · Denali and the road system · Easy

  • Wildlife

    Go birding

    Eagles, cranes, shorebirds, and seabirds on boardwalks and coastal pullouts.

    Shoulder · Anchorage, Fairbanks, Homer · Easy

  • Wildlife

    Visit the Wildlife Conservation Center

    See bears, moose, bison, and other animals that cannot be released, on the Seward Highway.

    Year-round · Portage, Seward Highway · Easy