U.S. PresidentTheodore Roosevelt first set aside southwestern Alaska refuge lands in 1909. Other lands were added through the years until December 2, 1980, when President Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) into law, which created the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Reserve by consolidating existing refuges and adding additional lands. The large islands Nelson and Nunivak are also located within the refuge. In 1968, the Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range was designated as a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service.[3]
It is home to about 35 villages and 25,000 people, many of Yup'ikEskimo origin and dependent on a subsistence lifestyle.
^"National Natural Landmarks - National Natural Landmarks (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
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yukon, delta, national, wildlife, refuge, united, states, national, wildlife, refuge, covering, about, million, acres, southwestern, alaska, second, largest, national, wildlife, refuge, country, only, slightly, smaller, than, arctic, national, wildlife, refuge. The Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge covering about 19 16 million acres 77 500 km2 in southwestern Alaska 2 It is the second largest National Wildlife Refuge in the country only slightly smaller than the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge It is a coastal plain extending to the Bering Sea covering the delta created by the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers The delta includes extensive wetlands near sea level that are often inundated by Bering Sea tides It is bordered on the east by Wood Tikchik State Park the largest state park in the United States The refuge is administered from offices in Bethel Yukon Delta National Wildlife RefugeIUCN category IV habitat species management area Brant goose nesting areaLocationAlaska United StatesNearest cityBethel AlaskaCoordinates61 18 N 163 06 W 61 3 N 163 1 W 61 3 163 1 1 Area19 16 million acres 77 500 km2 Established1980Governing bodyU S Fish and Wildlife ServiceWebsiteYukon Delta NWRU S President Theodore Roosevelt first set aside southwestern Alaska refuge lands in 1909 Other lands were added through the years until December 2 1980 when President Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ANILCA into law which created the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Reserve by consolidating existing refuges and adding additional lands The large islands Nelson and Nunivak are also located within the refuge In 1968 the Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range was designated as a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service 3 It is home to about 35 villages and 25 000 people many of Yup ik Eskimo origin and dependent on a subsistence lifestyle Contents 1 Wildlife 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksWildlife edit nbsp Sea otter in the Yukon Delta National Wildlife RefugeThe refuge s coastal region bordering the Bering Sea is a rich productive wildlife habitat supporting one of the largest concentrations of water fowl in the world More than one million ducks and half a million geese use the area for breeding purposes each year including eider harlequin duck and emperor goose There are also very large seasonal concentrations of northern pintail loon grebe tundra swan and cranes This national wildlife refuge is home to mammalian species such as muskrat snowshoe hare brown bear muskoxen Dall sheep moose black bear coyote Canadian lynx porcupine beaver red and Arctic fox river otter marten wolverine mink polar bear and wolf packs Often trailed by the wolves some of the 150 000 Mulchatna caribou herd migrate onto the eastern tundra areas during the fall and winter Walrus seals sea otter and porpoise can be found in the waters as well as Orca beluga gray humpback bowhead and minke whale 4 See also editList of largest National Wildlife Refuges List of largest wilderness areas in the United StatesReferences edit Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior USFWS Annual Lands Report September 30 2007 National Natural Landmarks National Natural Landmarks U S National Park Service www nps gov Retrieved 2019 03 20 Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge Wildlife and HabitatExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge amp oldid 1128511366, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
