Alaska
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Description: Alaska is home to all five of North America’s loon species, two grebe species, and a huge variety of coastal and open-water seabirds. Geographic Extent: Alaska is the largest of the U.S. States and includes a large variety of ecosystems, including marine, coastal plains and tundra, mountain ranges, and diverse forests. BCRs: Aleutian/Bearing Sea Islands (BCR 1), Western Alaska (BCR 2), and the U.S. portions of Arctic Plains and Mountains (BCR 3), Northwestern Interior Forest (BCR 4) and Northern Pacific Rainforest (BCR 5), as well as the adjacent waters of the Gulf of Alaska, and Chukchi, Beaufort, and East Bering Seas. Bird Habitat Joint Ventures: Pacific Coast Joint Venture Political Units: Alaska (U.S.) |
Plans, Implementation and Resources
For more information on the waterbird species, habitats and conservation issues of Alaska’s waterbirds, visit Migratory Bird Management, USFWS Alaska
Alaska Seabird Information Series, USFWS, Migratory Bird Management, Nongame Program. The Alaska Seabird Information Series (ASIS) is a compilation of seabird species accounts for all seabirds breeding in Alaska and five important nonbreeders. Conservation status, life history, distribution, population size and trends, conservation concerns, and recommended management actions are included in the accounts. The five nonbreeders were selected due to concerns about bycatch in Alaskan fisheries.
Other conservation partners in Alaska include:
Alaska’s arctic resources are addressed with numerous international partners.
Last Updated
January 30, 2008
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