Education and Outreach

Sockeye Salmon: Hooked Jaws and Red Backs

Sockeye Salmon: Hooked Jaws and Red Backs

Sockeye or “red” salmon are icons of Alaska. It’s only fair that this famous fish is highlighted in our next Species Spotlight! Read on to discover something new about this keystone species and learn about how so many species (including humans!) depend on it.

Species Spotlight! Musk Ox : "The Bearded One"

Species Spotlight! Musk Ox : "The Bearded One"

By the 1920s, Musk oxen had disappeared from Alaska, with the only remaining animals being found in east Greenland and Arctic Canada. These reintroduced specie are living relics from a prehistoric age, when musk oxen roamed the northern plains alongside mammoths and saber-toothed cats.