Innoko National Wildlife Refuge

Innoko National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)

Kaiyuh Flats
Map showing the location of Innoko National Wildlife Refuge
Location Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States
Nearest city McGrath, Alaska
Coordinates 63°20′N 158°25′W / 63.333°N 158.417°W / 63.333; -158.417Coordinates: 63°20′N 158°25′W / 63.333°N 158.417°W / 63.333; -158.417
Area 3,850,481 acres (15,582.34 km2)
Established December 2, 1980
Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Website Innoko NWR

The Innoko National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge of the United States located in western Alaska. It consists of 3,850,481 acres (15,582 km2), of which 1,240,000 acres (5,018 km2) is designated a wilderness area. It is the fifth-largest national wildlife refuge in the United States.[1] The refuge is administered from offices in Galena.

The refuge was established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. The northern part of the refuge, called Kaiyuh Flats, is adjacent to the Yukon River southwest of Galena. It contains 751,000 acres (3,040 km2). The southern part contains approximately 3,099,000 acres (12,540 km2) of land surrounding the Innoko River. The land is swampy and is the nesting area for hundreds of thousands of birds and habitat for brown and black bearss, Alaskan moose, wolf packs, Canadian lynxes, martens, porcupines, beavers, river otters, red foxes, wolverines, muskrats, and minks.

The refuge has no road access from outside and contains no roads. Air access can be arranged in McGrath.

References

  1. ↑ USFWS Annual Lands Report, 30 September 2007
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