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Togiak National Wildlife Refuge

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Togiak National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges
Address:PO Box 270
Dillingham, AK 99627

Phone:907-842-1063
Fax:907-842-5402
Web: togiak.fws.gov
Established: 1980.
Location:Southwestern Alaska.
Facilities:Visitor center, viewing sites.
Activities:Camping, canoeing, kayaking, rafting, fishing, hiking, hunting, flightseeing, educational programs.
Special Features:The northern 2.3 million acres of the refuge are designated as the Togiak Wilderness Area, constituting the second larges contiguous wilderness area withing the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Habitats: 4.7 million acres of mountains, tundra, forests, wetlands, lakes, rivers, streams, and coastal cliffs and beaches.
Access: Open 24 hours; access is mainly by air.
Wild life: Ptarmigan, moose, caribou, wolverines, brown bear, Pacific walrus, Steller's sea lions, harbor and spotted seals, chinook, sockeye, northern pintail, northern hawk owl, Steller's sea eagle, loons, grebes, geese, swans, teals, and eiders.

See other parks in Alaska.
Parks Directory of the United States, 5th Edition. © 2007 by Omnigraphics, Inc.
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A status report of the 1992 marine mammal monitoring effort at Togiak National Wildlife Refuge. Available from U.S.
Recolonization of walrus: A study conducted at Cape Peirce, Alaska, Togiak National Wildlife Refuge. Available from U.S.
A status report of the 1995 marine mammal monitoring effort at Togiak National Wildlife Refuge. Available from U.S.
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