Untouched Wilderness in America's Northernmost National Park - Gates of the Arctic
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Published 2020-09-22
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Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is an American national park that protects portions of the Brooks Range in northern Alaska. The park is the northernmost national park in the United States, situated entirely north of the Arctic Circle. The park is the second largest in the US, slightly larger in area than Belgium. Gates of the Arctic was initially designated as a national monument on December 1, 1978, before being redesignated as a national park and preserve upon passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act in 1980.
A large part of the park has additional protection as the Gates of the Arctic Wilderness that adjoins the Noatak Wilderness. They form the largest contiguous wilderness in the United States together.
Fauna include brown bears, black bears, muskoxen, moose, Dall sheep, timber wolves, wolverines, coyotes, lynxes, marmots, porcupines, river otters, red and Arctic fox species, beavers, snowshoe hares, muskrats, bald eagles, golden eagles, peregrine falcons, ospreys, great horned and northern hawk-owls. More than half a million caribou, including the Central Arctic, Western Arctic, Teshekpuk, and Porcupine herds, migrate through the central Brooks Range twice yearly, traveling north in summer, and south in winter. Caribou are important as a food source to native peoples. The park is the northernmost range limit for the Dall sheep. About 132 brown bears reside in the park and preserve, based on a density of about one bear per 100 square miles.
All Comments (21)
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In my 30+ years of leading trips and teaching in the Arctic, the time guiding for this project especially stands out.
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I have never been so mesmerised by a documentary that when the 48 minutes finished I actually gasped at the fact that the time seemed to have simply floated by. Brilliant!
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I'd like to give a YUGE shout-out to the videographers and photographers who capture nature and bring it right in front of my eyes, it's incredible how much is recorded - heck, I remember when "The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau" was the most impressive thing out there, and thanks to the men behind the camera today, the treasure we have is truly amazing! THANK YOU!
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Thank you for the generous sharing, God bless the planet Earth, and bless us with thanking conserving behaviors towards all that charm in pristine nature
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This whole work is an absolute gem. It is so professionally done and I just want to thank the whole team for putting so much effort and creating this masterpiece for the audiences.
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Wow, My best friend, I liked the video very much, thanks you for sharing, stay safe, stay blessed
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I want to live like this place, it's peaceful, cold... a paradise for me 😮😮
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That was an absolute treat! 🥰 I savored every minute of it from start to finish.
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This was an absolutely breathtaking display of one of the last parts of truly natural beauty left on the earth and the beings that inhabit it. From start to finish I in awe of this documentary, excellent work!
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The griz cub riding the chum salmon like a boogie board was excellent. What is never captured on film/camera is the extreme stench of a river bank covered in half eaten rotting fish..... It's noteworthy. Nice job production crew
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Thank you video editor. It's so wonderful, a diverse nature of animals shrunk into one frame!
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Beautiful footage and decent script without too much sensationalizing or exaggeration. Overall a good quality video.
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Thank you for the incredible footage you took and shared on YouTube. I have a collection of David Attenborough, I bought them years ago and they weren't cheap and here you are, giving your videos away for free. Thank you so much.
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Our country is so vast and majestic
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Beautiful views
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EXCELLENT video!! I lived 4 years in Alaska. Was a gold planner, so rv lived all over the state. One of my funniest experiences was applying for a fishing licenses. It stated that you must agree to letting a bear HAVE any fish on your line, if he wants it. Welll, he can HAVE the fish, my line, my pole, and I'd even BAIT the hook for him!
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Nature is just so fascinating. Ever since I was a kid, I always enjoy watching videos of animals, and nature. This is great.
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Brown bear of America this documentary is brilliant
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This is amazing. Thank you sooo much
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Very beautiful and well filmed and explained...thanks so much!
