Porcupine Caribou Herd in the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain, with the Brooks Range mountains in the distance to the south.
Map showing caribou calving location outside of the Arctic Refuge 1002 Area in a high-snow spring, and then showing normal travels of caribou onto and across the 1002 Area of the Arctic Refuge coastal plain after calving.
Thousands of caribou from two different herds depend on habitats within the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge. Local people, in turn, depend on moose and caribou as a high quality source of food. A seal observation tower is visible in the...
Aerial view of herd of caribou on the Arctic coastal plains. For more information about this refuge and the caribou visit http://alaska.fws.gov/nwr/arctic/caribou.htm
In Denali National Park, close view of a large buck grazing among wildflowers, showing a full set of antlers and some blood on antlers due to loss of velvet.