State Wildlife Action Plan

Taking Action for All Wildlife

Rather than directing attention to the few species known to be in serious decline, the Alaska wildlife action plan highlights conservation needs common to large numbers of species and the habitats that support them. Meanwhile, it provides specific action plans for 74 featured species and species groups ranging from little known cave insects to familiar species such as loons, owls, and whales.

Alaska's Diverse Wildlife Resources

At 365 million acres in land area, Alaska is roughly one-fifth the size of the 48 contiguous states. Alaska’s location and largely undeveloped landscapes provide large and productive areas of habitat for many species, including migratory birds. Thriving populations of large mammals, including caribou, brown bear, and mountain goat, along with five species of Pacific salmon, still exist in Alaska. Nearly 1,100 vertebrate species regularly occur; Alaska is also thought to have thousands of invertebrate species in habitats as varied as subterranean caves, marine and intertidal substrates, many terrestrial habitats, and countless rivers, lakes, and bogs.

Working Together for Alaska's Wildlife

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reached out a range of partners including government agencies, conservation interests, landowners, resource users, representatives of the Native community, and the states 77 fish and game advisory committees, as well as the general public.  This was followed by two-day meetings and months of work with more than 1000 scientists and others with expertise on Alaska's wildlife.

• Download the Alaska Wildlife Action Plan

  (via ADF&G)
• Summary of Alaska Wildlife Action Plan (.pdf, 250 KB)
• Alaska Department of Fish and Game Wildlife Strategy Web Site