Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in northeastern Alaska, in the United States, on traditional Inupiaq and Gwich'in lands, administered from Fairbanks. Established in 1960, it covers 19,286,722 acres across the Alaska North Slope, spanning coastal areas, forest, taiga and tundra, and is the largest national wildlife refuge in the country. It hosts all three North American bear species, polar bears, grizzly bears and black bears, along with moose, caribou, wolves and numerous migratory bird species. It is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and classified under IUCN protected area category IV.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1 Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)United States Fish and Wildlife Service 1 Sources
1. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: governing_bodyQuote, Infobox: governing_body
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
2. Wikidata: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
- Wikidata Q638097, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata Q638097 P31 instance-of
- Wikidata Q638097 P571 inception
- Part Of: United States, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
View the SourceWikidata: United States
On Continent: North America, Wikidata item for United States, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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