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Afognak (Alutiiq: Agw’aneq; [1] Russian: Афогнак [2]) is an island in the Kodiak Archipelago 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Kodiak Island in the U.S. state of Alaska.It is 43 miles (69 km) long from east to west and 23 miles (37 km) wide from north to south and has a land area of 1,812.58 km 2 (699.84 sq mi), making it the 18th largest island in the United States.
The Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi), also known as the Kodiak brown bear and sometimes the Alaskan brown bear, inhabits the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago in southwest Alaska. [3] It is one of the largest recognized subspecies or population of the brown bear , and one of the two largest bears alive today, the other being the polar bear .
Afognak Island State Park is a 75,047-acre (30,370 ha) Alaska state park on Afognak Island in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska in the United States. Afognak Island is northeast of Kodiak Island on the Alaska Peninsula. [1] Most of Afognak Island State Park is undeveloped. The park is known for its rugged topography and wide variety of wildlife ...
Wildlife of note on the island includes Sitka deer, red foxes and Kodiak bears, as well as tufted puffins and bald eagles. [1] Afognak and Raspberry islands are the only locations in Alaska with elk populations. [2] The island's Roosevelt Elk developed from eight calves translocated from Washington state's Olympic Peninsula in 1928. [3]
The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge includes the southwestern two-thirds of Kodiak Island, Uganik Island, the Red Peaks area of Afognak Island and all of Ban Island in the archipelago. It encompasses 1,990,418 acres (8,054.94 km 2). [2] The refuge is administered from offices in Kodiak. The refuge contains seven major rivers and about 100 streams.
Afognak (/ ə ˈ f ɒ ɡ n æ k /; also Agw'aneq [1] in Alutiiq was an Alutiiq village on the island of Afognak in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States.It was located on Afognak Bay on the southwest coast of the island, three miles north of Kodiak Island. [2]
Caretakers at a taxpayer-funded Long Island animal refuge blasted their star attraction, Honey the Bear, with a high-pressure hose to get the hobbled, elderly ursine to move, advocates say a new ...
Katmai National Park and Preserve is a United States national park and preserve in southwest Alaska, notable for the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and for its brown bears.The park and preserve encompass 4,093,077 acres (6,395.43 sq mi; 16,564.09 km 2), which is between the sizes of Connecticut and New Jersey.