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Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, Girdwood, AK

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Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

Circle a 1.5-mile loop past brown bears, moose, wood bison, wolves and musk oxen in large natural enclosures.

43520 Seward Hwy · Girdwood, AK

About Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

This nonprofit sanctuary at Milepost 79 of the Seward Highway gives permanent homes to orphaned and injured Alaska wildlife. A 1.5-mile loop that you can walk, bike or drive passes more than 200 acres of enclosures holding brown and black bears, moose, caribou, wolves, musk oxen, wood bison and porcupines. The brown bears roam a 21-acre habitat of brush and conifers. Add-on moose and bear encounters and guided tours get you closer to the animals.

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