(1) We spent a wonderful hour or so at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC) in Portage on our way to Homer, AK. The Center is preserving and restoring populations of wildlife especially the endangered wood bison and educating the public. The first photo is of a baby musk ox. There were two in a separate enclosure, totally adorable and fuzzy and making little brawww cries. The herd of adults and older offspring was good sized and in a different large pen.
(2) The brown bear had been sitting in the pool enjoying a bit of a float about. The AWCC has a gift shop with Alaska and wildlife souvenirs. There is also a giant glass box with a stuffed brown bear that was killed by a hunter. It was the biggest caught in many, many years. Question: What good is it to get to be the very largest bear if you are going to be shot and put in a glass case for people to gawk at?
(3) Majestic male elk. There was a small herd of elk, also a few moose, black tailed deer, and caribou all in separate enclosures. The Center has a lynx, eagle, great horned owl and red fox, all rescued animals.
(4) The adult wood bison. The wood bison was thought to be extinct but individuals were found to establish a new herd. There is a healthy number of them at the Center and they are scheduled to be released in 2015.
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