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Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
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Preserving Alaska's wildlife through conservation, education, research, and quality animal care.
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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
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Catching snowflakes ❄️🫎

📸 Jane Thompson

#alaska #moose #elandthemoose #akwildlife #awcc #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter
November 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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‼️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!
November 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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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...
Wolf Awareness Q&A with Wolf Biologist, Alex Lewis!
YouTube video by Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
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October 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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If Hugo can eat her veggies, so can you 🫵
October 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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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
October 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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Marvin stays serving looks ✨
October 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Hugo after eating 5+ pounds of salmon everyday ALL summer!
#brownbear #bear #grizzlybear #awcc #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter #alaskawildlife

📸 Doug Lindstrand
September 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Back to school season with these star students at AWCC!

#BackToSchool2025 #alaskawildlife #wildlifeconservation #conservationscience #conservewildlife #awcc #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter
August 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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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
July 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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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
July 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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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! 🐻🍻
June 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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The feeling of disappointment when you drop your food 🥬

🎥 Travis Marchand

#porcupine #awcc #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter #wildlifeconservation #alaska #visitalaska
May 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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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
May 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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KOBUK 🗣️

#kobuk #blackbear #awcc #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter
#wildlifeconservation #wildlife
May 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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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
April 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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AWCC got a ton of snow last week! Check out what the bears were up to 😎

#bear #brownbear #snowybears #awcc #akwildlife #wildlifeconservation
April 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Time to dance 💃

Thanks, Salmon Berry Tours and Travel, for catching this bear-y cute moment on camera!

#brownbear #bear #grizzlybear #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter #awcc #alaskawildlife
March 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Happy Friday from our brother and sister duo, JB and Patron!

#awcc #akwidlife #bears #brownbears #coastalbrownbear #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter #nonprofit
March 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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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
February 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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We hope everyone is having a nice and chill weekend, just like these three are!

#muskox #awcc #alaskawidlife #wildlifeconservation #wildlife
February 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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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
February 13, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Off to the races 🏎️

#muskox #alaskawildlifeconservationcenter #awcc #alaskawildlife #wildlifeconservation #wildlifesanctuary
January 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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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
January 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Oh hey...I didn't see ya there 🎩😎

#kobuk #kobuktheblackbear #bear #blackbear #awcc #alaksawildlifeconservationcenter
January 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM