The 16 distinct national wildlife refuges throughout the state offer adventurous travelers unparalleled opportunities to get close to nature.

Caribou graze in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska in this undated file photo. Getty. The refuge is nearly 20 million acres of land that was formally established ANWR in 1960.

The 16 national wildlife refuges in Alaska span the state from the remote Arctic on the northern edge to the volcanic Aleutian islands southwest of Anchorage. Across the refuges’ nearly 77 ...

Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to polar bears, caribou and other wildlife. Environmentalists have vowed to fight the leasing plan. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

In this June 1, 2001 file photo, caribou graze in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. (AP Photo/File) When Congress passed then-President Donald Trump’s tax reform package in 2017 ...

The Republican tax bill includes a provision that would open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil exploration and drilling. It's a blow to environmental groups, but many Alaskans hope the ...

Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge remains a `geography of hope' By ROMAN DIAL April 26, 2001 Enormous herds of wild game migrate 800 miles, stalked by grizzlies, wolves and American Indians.

FILE - In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an airplane flies over caribou from the Porcupine Caribou Herd on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ...

Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is now up for sale by Tim Lydon, opinion contributor - 12/27/17 12:30 PM ET ...

While most of the tests covered by the act were conducted in Nevada, the program also covers health damages from underground ...

Oil companies are one-step closer to drilling on the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, also known as ANWR. On Monday, the Trump Administration announced plans to begin a ...