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Caribou in the Winter in Northern Alaska
Caribou in the Winter in Northern Alaska
Caribou in the Winter in Northern Alaska
Caribou in the Winter in Northern Alaska

Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.

Sagavanirktok River, AK.

Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.

Sagavanirktok River, AK.

Caribou in the Winter in Northern Alaska
Caribou from the Central Arctic Herd in the winter in Northern Alaska
Caribou from the Central Arctic Herd in the winter in Northern Alaska
Caribou from the Central Arctic Herd in the winter in Northern Alaska

Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.

Sagavanirktok River, AK.

Large bird in a tree
Gyrfalcon in a tree near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Gyrfalcon in a tree near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Gyrfalcon in a tree near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Gyrfalcon in a tree near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Gyrfalcons are present in Alaska too.

An aerial view of a Cook Inlet bridge
An aerial view of a Cook Inlet bridge
An aerial view of a Cook Inlet bridge
Aerial view of the Matanuska River Delta
Aerial view of the Matanuska River Delta
Aerial view of the Matanuska River Delta
Chester Creek in Anchorage, Alaska
Chester Creek in Anchorage, Alaska
Chester Creek in Anchorage, Alaska
Image: The Oldest Bird in the Northern Hemisphere Raises a Chick
The Oldest Bird in the Northern Hemisphere Raises a Chick
The Oldest Bird in the Northern Hemisphere Raises a Chick
The Oldest Bird in the Northern Hemisphere Raises a Chick

A Laysan albatross named Wisdom, is at least 60 years old and was spotted in February 2011 raising a chick at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific Islands. The bird has sported and worn out 5 bird bands since she was first banded by U.S. Geological Survey scientist Chandler Robbins in 1956 as she incubated an egg.

A Laysan albatross named Wisdom, is at least 60 years old and was spotted in February 2011 raising a chick at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific Islands. The bird has sported and worn out 5 bird bands since she was first banded by U.S. Geological Survey scientist Chandler Robbins in 1956 as she incubated an egg.

USGS Grace Hall office on the Alaska Pacific University campus
USGS Alaska Science Center and Alaska Volcano Observatory office
USGS Alaska Science Center and Alaska Volcano Observatory office
Sheridan River bridge
Sheridan River bridge
Sheridan River bridge
Sheridan River bridge

Sheridan River bridge

Tanana River bridge at Nenana
Tanana River bridge at Nenana
Tanana River bridge at Nenana
Montana River sonar on a bridge
Montana River sonar on a bridge
Montana River sonar on a bridge
Tanana River pier at Nenana
Tanana River pier at Nenana
Tanana River pier at Nenana
Toklat River and bridge
Bridge over Toklat River
Bridge over Toklat River
Bridge over Toklat River

Bridge crossing over Toklat River

Toklat River view from a bridge
Toklat River
Toklat River
Toklat River

Toklat River view from a bridge

Toklat River view from a bridge

View of Toklat River from a bridge
View of Toklat River from a bridge
View of Toklat River from a bridge
Image: Dan Monson on the Beach with Tagged Walrus Near Pt Lay, AK
Dan Monson on the Beach with Tagged Walrus Near Pt Lay, AK
Dan Monson on the Beach with Tagged Walrus Near Pt Lay, AK
Dan Monson on the Beach with Tagged Walrus Near Pt Lay, AK

Walruses gathered on Alaskan shores of the Chukchi Sea by the tens of thousands in late August and September of 2010 after the last of the sea ice dissipated.

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