Denali National Park is a six-million acre land that is crowned with awe-inspiring beauty. With magnificent Mt. McKinley, the park is one of Alaska’s most popular tourist destinations. It is one of the world’s last great frontiers for wilderness adventure. World renowned for wildlife viewing, the park is home to grizzly bear, wolves, caribou, Dall sheep, and moose. Raven, great horned owls and ptarmigan are also frequently spotted in the park.
The park is home to a variety of Alaskan birds and mammals, including a healthy population of grizzly bears and black bears. Herds of caribou roam throughout the park. Dall sheep are often seen on mountainsides, and moose feed on the aquatic plants of the small lakes and swamps.
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Smaller animals, such as hoary marmots, arctic ground squirrels, beavers, pikas, and snowshoe hares are seen in large number. Also, there are Foxes, martens, lynx, wolverines that inhabit the park, but are rarely seen because of their elusive natures.
Denali National Park is also well known for its bird population. It can be called bird watching paradise. Visitors can find waxwings, Arctic Warblers, pine grosbeaks, and wheatears, Ptarmigan and the majestic tundra swan.
Roadside wildlife and magnificent scenery of the Denali National Park is sure to lure you and wilderness of the park could keep you mesmerized for days.
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