Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

A few from a visit a couple years ago. The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is a place, open to the public, for a fee, where many of the animals are there because they were found to be injured or sick and are being rehab’ed. Some are there as various study projects. It’s well worth the visit if one is every in Anchorage and has a day to spend. I took these with my Nikon P900. I need to explain that these all had to be taken through a chain link fence and it wasn’t always possible to shoot through the open spaces, so sometimes it showed up in a shot. Just a disclaimer.

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Wackerino

As usual, Great pics, Greg?. I spent two weeks in Nome, back in the late 90's. Our friend, who lived there, tried almost everyday to takes us out to find a muskox, to no avail. We did see, from a safe distance, two young grizzlies playing on the grassy side of a mountain. We also saw a herd of reindeer getting de-antlered, one at a time. Caught our limit of salmon on the Nome River 2 out of 3 nights. And spent quality time with native Alaskan, learning.
Thanks for bringing back some great memories through great pictures.
Another Greg

DougS Loc: Central Arkansas

Good place to see these animals, particularly those who are quite difficult to see in the wild. Excellent work they do there.
I had hoped to see muskox, 4 years ago this week(!), to no avail, while visiting Coldfoot Camp.
Like the Brown/Grizzly in the water shot.

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

Thanks Wack, er, Greg. Sounds like you had a great visit, and I’m glad I posted the shot of the musk ox. If you ever get back up here, there is a musk ox farm just outside Palmer, along the Glenn Hwy. It’s open to the public, too. Glad you liked the pics. Have a great day.

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

Thanks for looking. Glad you like them. If you look closely, you’ll see that the bear isn’t in the water. in fact, he’s sleeping straddling a big log, and the pond is just behind. I thought that was pretty comical to see that.

DougS Loc: Central Arkansas

Yep, he's on a log, the water blends well with the water. Looks like his right side feet may be in the water.

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

I think that might have been the case. I believe he was one that came to the center as a small cub that was abandonned by its mother. Now he’s been there so long that he can’t be released into the wild. He’d never survive as he’s not had a chance to develop his survival and hunting skills and abilities.