AWCC has been nominated as Best Safari Park by USA TODAY @10Best, and we need your support!
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AWCC has been nominated as Best Safari Park by USA TODAY @10Best, and we need your support!
Vote for AWCC here: 10best.usatoday.com/awards/alask...
You can vote once daily through Monday, March 9th at 11:59AM!
We are hiring for some awesome new positions! Check out our website to learn more about the jobs and how you can apply: alaskawildlife.org/jobs
#hiring #awcc #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter
Arctic fox or fluffy donut?
📸 Doug Lindstrand
#awcc #akwildlife #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter
Finally a nice cooling pad for that warm qiviut coat!
📸 Jane Thompson
#muskox #qiviut #awcc #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter
Jasper the wolverine enjoying a sunny snow day in Portage, AK ☀️❄️
#wolverine #awcc #akwildlife #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter
JB's been fighting his eyelids so he can stay up and play in the snow ⛄️🐻 Brown bears typically go into torpor during October or November and come out April or May.
📸 Jane Thompson
#awcc #akwildlife #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter
Catching snowflakes ❄️🫎
📸 Jane Thompson
#alaska #moose #elandthemoose #akwildlife #awcc #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter
‼️It’s National Bison Day‼️Today we celebrate these majestic creatures and the vital role they play in maintaining healthy ecosystems. We’re proud to be part of the Wood Bison Restoration Program, where we raise and release wood bison back into the wilds of Alaska!
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This past week, we celebrated Wolf Awareness Week! To mark the occasion, we sat down with Director of Education, Lily Grbavach, and Assistant Curator, Alex Lewis, for a Q&A all about wolves and their vital role in Alaska’s ecosystems.
Check it out here!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKLl...
If Hugo can eat her veggies, so can you 🫵
18.10.2025 01:08 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Us when the leaves are changing colors, there's a little chill in the air, and snow on the very tippy top of the mountains. Fall is here 🍂
#pumpkinseason #autumn #awcc #alaskawildlife #wildlifeconservation #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter #bearswithpumpkins
Marvin stays serving looks ✨
04.10.2025 20:13 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Hugo after eating 5+ pounds of salmon everyday ALL summer!
#brownbear #bear #grizzlybear #awcc #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter #alaskawildlife
📸 Doug Lindstrand
Back to school season with these star students at AWCC!
#BackToSchool2025 #alaskawildlife #wildlifeconservation #conservationscience #conservewildlife #awcc #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter
Our bear's boardwalk offers an aerial view of two of our black bears on one side and all three of our brown bears on the other side. Just don't drop your phone while getting the perfect photo!
📸 Doug Lindstrand
#bearviewing #awcc #akwildlife
Hugo doing her stationary stretches after a dip in the lake 🐻 the queen of welness 👑
📸 Doug Lindstrand
#hugo #grizzlybear #bear #brownbear #awcc #akwildlife #alaskawildlife #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter #wildlifeconservation #wildlifesanctuary #nonprofit #akwildlife
On 6/26 we celebrated our 2nd annual release of 'Hold my Bear,' a Helles Lager brewed for AWCC by Girdwood Brewing Company! The event consisted of door prizes, educational talks, and biofacts. Watch here to catch some of our bear safety presentation! 🐻🍻
28.06.2025 22:12 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The feeling of disappointment when you drop your food 🥬
🎥 Travis Marchand
#porcupine #awcc #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter #wildlifeconservation #alaska #visitalaska
Our THIRD wood bison calf of the season was born this morning! Tis' the season 😊
#woodbison #bisoncalf #bison #awcc #akwildlife #alaskawildlife #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter #wildlifeconservation #wildlifesanctuary #nonprofit #akwildlife
KOBUK 🗣️
#kobuk #blackbear #awcc #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter
#wildlifeconservation #wildlife
Guess who has awoken from his slumber..that's right, KOBUK'S BACK! And he still loves his stick, we are glad to see nothing has changed.
#alaskawildlifeconservationcenter #awcc #kobuk #blackbear
AWCC got a ton of snow last week! Check out what the bears were up to 😎
#bear #brownbear #snowybears #awcc #akwildlife #wildlifeconservation
Time to dance 💃
Thanks, Salmon Berry Tours and Travel, for catching this bear-y cute moment on camera!
#brownbear #bear #grizzlybear #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter #awcc #alaskawildlife
Happy Friday from our brother and sister duo, JB and Patron!
#awcc #akwidlife #bears #brownbears #coastalbrownbear #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter #nonprofit
That's valid
07.03.2025 20:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Belly rubs anyone...NO! Lothario is a wolf with a bite force of 1200 pounds per square inch. That's about 10 times stronger than the human bite force.
#wolf #lothariothewolf #awcc #akwildlife #alaskawildlife #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter #wildlifeconservation #wildlifesanctuary #akwildlife
We hope everyone is having a nice and chill weekend, just like these three are!
#muskox #awcc #alaskawidlife #wildlifeconservation #wildlife
Don't want to get in the middle of that 🙂↔️ This is Hugo, our female grizzly bear and Patron, our female coastal brown bear. (Hugo is the one being chased and Patron is the chaser)
#bears #brownbears #alaska #wildlifeconservation #conervationscience #grizzlybear #roar
Off to the races 🏎️
#muskox #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter #awcc #alaskawildlife #wildlifeconservation #wildlifesanctuary
Showing up to work after sleeping through all eight of the alarms you set.
P.S. Check out our awesome Wood Bison Restoration Program. 🦬🦬🦬
alaskawildlife.org/about/wood-b...
#alaskawildlife #woodbisonrestoration #awcc #alaskawildlifeconservationcener #protectwildlife
