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Whittier Wildlife Viewing Guide [email protected]. ildlife W ur O atch W or email the chamber at at chamber the email or All other photos © ADF&G. © photos other All Fish and Game and Fish Armstrong ©Bob w/chick Eagle • Sanger ©Gerry rookery kittiwake & cover eagle Bald • • whittieralaskachamber.org whittieralaskachamber.org Photos of Department Alaska Commerce website at www. at website Commerce Whittier Chamber of of Chamber Whittier www.wildlifeviewing.alaska.gov and tours, visit the Greater Greater the visit tours, and For information on lodging lodging on information For Anchorage residents, tourists, anglers and hunters. hunters. and anglers tourists, residents, Anchorage visit www.wildlifeviewing.alaska.gov. www.wildlifeviewing.alaska.gov. visit earthquake but rebuilt and is today a popular destination for for destination popular a today is and rebuilt but earthquake For more information on wildlife viewing across Alaska, Alaska, across viewing wildlife on information more For Whittier suffered heavy damage in a tsunami after the 1964 1964 the after tsunami a in damage heavy suffered Whittier residents. The Buckner Building is abandoned. abandoned. is Building Buckner The residents. in stores and online. online. and stores in Guide Viewing Wildlife Coastal Towers are now condominiums housing most of Whittier’s Whittier’s of most housing condominiums now are Towers Alaska’s South South Alaska’s for check and trail coastal the along Whittier were built for soldiers after the war. The Begich Begich The war. the after soldiers for built were Whittier and Unalaska. Pick up community brochures brochures community up Pick Unalaska. and during World War II. Two large buildings that dominate dominate that buildings large Two II. War World during Kodiak, Sand Point, Chignik, Cold Bay, False Pass Pass False Bay, Cold Chignik, Point, Sand Kodiak, built a port and railroad terminus at the present town site site town present the at terminus railroad and port a built Valdez, Whittier, Whittier, Valdez, and miners later followed this route as well. The U.S. Army Army U.S. The well. as route this followed later miners and Cordova, Cordova, what is now Cook Inlet. European and American explorers explorers American and European Inlet. Cook now is what the communities of of communities the Alaska. The Chugach people came through on their way to to way their on through came people Chugach The Alaska. sites in and around around and in sites has long been used for passage to Southcentral and Interior Interior and Southcentral to passage for used been long has of wildlife viewing viewing wildlife of Though Whittier and its tunnel date from the 1940s, the area area the 1940s, the from date tunnel its and Whittier Though Trail highlights dozens dozens highlights Trail mile trip through North America’s longest tunnel. tunnel. longest America’s North through trip mile segment of the Alaska Coastal Wildlife Viewing Viewing Wildlife Coastal Alaska the of segment recreational activities and, if you arrive by road or train, a 2.5 2.5 a train, or road by arrive you if and, activities recreational Bay to the whales of Unalaska, the South Coastal Coastal South the Unalaska, of whales the to Bay Sound, Whittier boasts a spectacular setting, many many setting, spectacular a boasts Whittier Sound, bears of Kodiak Island, from the caribou of Cold Cold of caribou the from Island, Kodiak of bears Often described as the western gateway to Prince William William Prince to gateway western the as described Often From the shorebirds of Cordova to the brown brown the to Cordova of shorebirds the From Wildlife Wonders Wonders Wildlife Guide Guide Guide Guide Whittier: A Gateway to to Gateway A Whittier: Viewing Viewing Viewing Viewing Wildlife Wildlife ildlife WHITTIER Wildlife Viewing Tips Traveling Safely in Bear Country Keep a Low Profile. Enjoy watching animals’ Make noise (sing, clap, talk) while you travel to reduce natural behaviors and try not to attract their attention your chances of surprising a bear. Be especially alert with sounds. If your presence is causing an animal Wildlife Viewing Fun Facts along noisy streams, in thick brush and when visibility is to stop feeding or act restless, give it more space. Be A bed of sticks: Look high up into the branches of the poor. Always keep your belongings (backpack, food, fish, especially respectful of nesting and denning areas, tallest spruce trees growing along rivers and coastline. If you etc.) with you or in bear-resistant storage. rookeries and calving grounds, and critical feeding spot what looks like a giant jumble of sticks, it may be a bald If you see a bear, stay calm. If the bear does not notice areas. With whales, avoid causing them to change their eagle nest. Nest trees are usually close to the water, have good behavior; approach no closer than 100 yards. you, leave quietly, keeping your eyes on the bear. If it flight access and allow for a clear view does notice you, face the bear, wave your arms and talk Time it Right. Dawn and dusk are when many of the surrounding area. A typical to it calmly. If it approaches you, stand your ground. wildlife species are most active. Midday warmth nest is about 5 ft in diameter but energizes dragonflies and butterflies and creates over the years it can reach up to Never run from a bear, you may provoke a chase. Also, thermals for eagles and hawks. Low tides expose tide 9 ft across and weigh as much as if a bear is surprised at close distance, it may feel threatened pools and a wealth of food for birds and mammals. two tons. Bald eagles often use and act defensively, especially if it has cubs or food. and rebuild the same nest every Look for Clues. Tracks, droppings, trails and twigs If a bear strikes, play dead or fight back. The choice year. They begin nest building in April. tell stories of wildlife: what they are eating, where depends on whether the bear is acting defensively or The female lays two, sometimes three, eggs then male and they live and when they passed through. Noticing and considering you as prey. For a defensive bear, lie on your female eagles incubate the eggs for just over a month. Sibling reading these clues adds richness to wildlife viewing. front, keep your backpack on, protect your face and neck, rivalry is common among the young, and the weaker younger Tracking books and workshops will help you learn. and remain still. In the rare instance of a predatory bear, chick is often killed or starved. The surviving young leave the fight back. To learn more, visit www.alaskabears.alaska.gov. Help Keep Wildlife Wild. Never feed wild nest after about 75 days and do not attain adult plumage animals. Doing so can cause them to associate people or breed for another 4 or 5 years. Most bald eagles winter in with food, which can cause trouble (it’s illegal too). southern Alaska though some move further south in winter. Human food can also make animals sick. Coho Silver! Five species of Pacific salmon spawn in Alaskan Be Considerate of Others. People use and waters but it seems like many more if you’re counting names. enjoy Alaska’s wildlife in a variety of ways. Respect Every species has at least 2 monikers and some have even private property and give hunters, anglers and others more. Coho salmon (left) are called plenty of space. silvers, sockeye salmon are reds, Chinook salmon are kings or STAY SAFE! blackmouth, chum salmon The mountains, trails, islands and waterways of are dogs, and pink salmon are the Alaska Coastal Wildlife Viewing Trail are wild lands. For safety, take a guided tour or bring a humpbacks (or humpies) because companion, let someone know your plans and be of the enormous hump males prepared for emergencies with spare clothes, a develop before spawning. There’s even first aid kit and a means of communication. Visit a special name for landlocked sockeye; they’re called kokanee. the Alaska State Parks’ Staying Safe web page for A cloud of kittwakes lifts off from the seabird colony. details: www.dnr.state.ak.us/parks/safety. [email protected]. ildlife W ur O atch W or email the chamber at at chamber the email or All other photos © ADF&G. © photos other All Fish and Game and Fish • • Armstrong ©Bob w/chick Eagle • Sanger ©Gerry rookery kittiwake & cover eagle Bald whittieralaskachamber.org whittieralaskachamber.org Photos of Department Alaska Commerce website at www. at website Commerce Whittier Chamber of of Chamber Whittier www.wildlifeviewing.alaska.gov and tours, visit the Greater Greater the visit tours, and For information on lodging lodging on information For Anchorage residents, tourists, anglers and hunters. hunters. and anglers tourists, residents, Anchorage visit www.wildlifeviewing.alaska.gov. www.wildlifeviewing.alaska.gov. visit earthquake but rebuilt and is today a popular destination for for destination popular a today is and rebuilt but earthquake For more information on wildlife viewing across Alaska, Alaska, across viewing wildlife on information more For Whittier suffered heavy damage in a tsunami after the 1964 1964 the after tsunami a in damage heavy suffered Whittier residents. The Buckner Building is abandoned. abandoned. is Building Buckner The residents. in stores and online. online. and stores in Guide Viewing Wildlife Coastal Towers are now condominiums housing most of Whittier’s Whittier’s of most housing condominiums now are Towers Alaska’s South South Alaska’s for check and trail coastal the along Whittier were built for soldiers after the war. The Begich Begich The war. the after soldiers for built were Whittier and Unalaska. Pick up community brochures brochures community up Pick Unalaska.
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