Wildlife · Photography · Refuge
A migration spectacle without rival.
Hundreds of thousands of waterfowl, shorebirds, and marine life converge on the world's largest eelgrass beds — at one place, at one time.
200+
Bird species recorded
98%
Of the global Pacific black brant population stages here
315k
Acres of protected refuge
The Refuge
Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
Izembek Lagoon contains the largest eelgrass beds in the world — the fuel that supports a migratory spectacle unlike anything else in North America. Brown bears patrol the coastline. Caribou cross the tundra. Sea otters and seals work the kelp. For photographers, it's a place that pays back patience tenfold.
Featured Species
Who you'll share the wild with.
Pacific Black Brant
Emperor Goose
Tundra Swan
Steller's Eider
Brown Bear
Caribou
Sea Otter
Harbor Seal
Bald Eagle