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The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is a 200-acre facility located in Girdwood, Alaska. The center focuses on fauna that inhabits Alaska, including wolverine, wood bison, Alaskan moose, brown bear, Stika black-tailed deer, muskox, Canada lynx, bald eagle, and great horned owl, among others.

On January 30th, the center announced that they have been awarded a $250,000 grant from Matson to help fund an Ocean Education Center, to be located at "the point" where the facility meets the Turnagain Arm waterway. Features at the center would include a full-sized beluga whale skeleton, interpretive signs, and a hydrophone for underwater sounds.

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On April 27th, the center announced they have built a new outdoor exhibit for their (1.0) American red squirrel named Ebenezer.

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On May 7th, the center announced they have moved a (0.0.1) Stika black-tailed deer named Rain to a new yard.

Watch Rain, a Sitka black-tailed deer explore a new yard for the first time! | By Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center | Facebook

On May 8th, the center announced that a (0.0.1) wood bison was born. On May 22nd, the center announced another (0.0.1) wood bison was born.

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Not one but TWO new wood bison calves! • • The entire wood bison species was once thought to be completely extinct, so each new birth is extremely... | By Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center | Facebook

On May 24th, the center announced that a (0.0.1) caribou was born.

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On June 13th, the center announced they have acquired (0.2) muskoxen named Juniper and Willow after they were found in Nome, Alaska.

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On June 18th, the center announced a (0.0.1) wood bison was born.

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On July 13th, the center announced that they have acquired (1.1) Alaskan moose from Anchorage, Alaska, and the Kenai Peninsula areas respectively. On August 17th, it was announced that the moose, now named Atlus and Callisto, were transferred to the Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Washington in mid-August.

Meet the two newest moose rescues! One comes to the AWCC from the Anchorage area, and the other is from the Kenai Peninsula. Both were orphaned after... | By Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center | Facebook
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On August 19th, the center announced that a (0.0.1) wood bison was born.

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On May 19th, 2023, the center announced that the Alaska Department of Transportation demolished the large entrance sign outside the facility due to highway construction. They replaced the sign with a new one on May 22nd.

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On June 5th, the center announced that a (0.1) wood bison named Innoko was born in early May and is now on exhibit in the infirmary pen.

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I visited the AWCC today. The following species were signed or observed (not all signed species were observed):
Wood Bison 34
North American Porcupine 4
Moose 4
Muskox 16
Rock Dove 9
Common Raven 9
Canada Lynx 0
Red Fox 0
Black-billed Magpie 3
Song Sparrow 1
Red Squirrel 1
Coyote 2
Bald Eagle 1
Great Horned Owl 1
Sandpiper (sp) 10
Mallard 106
Wapiti 23
Sitka Black-Tailed Deer 5
American Black Bear 2
Brown Bear 2
Gray Wolf 4
Caribou 14
 
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On October 15th, the center announced that they moved a (1.0) American black bear named Kobuk to a new exhibit near the red foxes.

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On November 12th, the center announced that a (1.0) North American porcupine named Kit-Kat passed away.

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On November 28th, as part of the center's "Giving Tuesday" event, they announced that they are raising funds to build a new Animal Clinic and Housing (ACH) facility which would expand the current facility from less than 200 square feet to 7,200 square feet.

AWCC Giving Tuesday Video 2023 | #GivingTuesday has arrived and we hope you’ll consider AWCC in your year-end charitable giving. Check out our video to learn more about the projects you... | By Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center | Facebook

On November 29th, the center announced that a (1.0) moose named Arnold passed away due to an unspecified acute onset medical emergency.

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I was adding species to ZTL, and was curious about the caribou.
The centre signs their caribou as R. t. granti.
Would this make them barren-ground caribou?
If not, what should I put them as?
 
On August 24th, the center announced they released 2+ wood bison into the wild.

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On July 8th, the center announced that a muskox named Willow was born on June 16th which is on exhibit.

138K views · 4.7K reactions | Baby Muskox Born to the AWCC Herd | We have a very special announcement for Muskox Monday. Say hello to the newest member of the AWCC Muskox herd! This cute baby was born to Willow on June... | By Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center | Facebook

On September 30th, the center announced that a (0.1) muskox was born on September 12th which is on exhibit. The muskox was later named Maple.

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On October 3rd, the center announced that a wood bison was born on September 28th which is on exhibit.

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On November 18th, the center announced they acquired a (1.0) red fox named Warren 6 months prior after it was found presumably abandoned by its mother which is on exhibit.

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On January 8th, 2025, the center announced they were raising funds for a new shelter structure in the Sitka black-tailed deer exhibit after it was destroyed in a storm. They have since raised $33K out of the projected cost of $30K.

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Smaggledagle said:
On January 8th, 2025, the center announced they were raising funds for a new shelter structure in the Sitka black-tailed deer exhibit after it was destroyed in a storm. They have since raised $33K out of the projected cost of $30K.

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On February 12th, the center announced they started construction on 2 shelters for the black-tailed deer.

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On March 8th, the center announced that a (0.1) grey wolf named Deshka passed away at age 10 due to complications from liver disease.

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On June 21st, the center announced that they started construction on a new exhibit for their grey wolves.

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On April 2nd, the center announced they moved their grey wolves into the new exhibit, with (1m.0) American black bear Kobuk moved into the former grey wolf exhibit.

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Between May 1st and May 30th, the center announced that 6 wood bison were born, which are all on exhibit (Bison 1, Bison 3, Bison 4, Bison 5 & 6).

On May 22nd, the center announced they constructed a new off-show holding building for their brown bears.

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On July 18th, the center announced that a (0.1f) red (marble) fox named Storm passed away at age 12 due to cancer.

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On August 3rd, the center announced that a (0.1f) wood bison named Grandma and a (1m.0) bald eagle named Adonis passed away.

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On August 9th, the center announced that a (1m.0) red fox named Jade passed away.

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On August 14th, the center announced they started construction on a new building called the Matson Ocean Education Center, which will open sometime in April 2026.

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On August 18th, the center announced they acquired a (1m.0) moose named Eland from the now-closed Kroschel Films Wildlife Center in Alaska, which is on exhibit.

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On September 26th, the center announced they acquired (2m.0) Sitka black-tailed deer named Archie and Floyd from Alaska Department of Fish & Game, which are on exhibit.

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On September 27th, the center announced they acquired a (1m.0) American marten named Marvin from the now-closed Kroschel Films Wildlife Center, which is on exhibit.

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On September 28th, the center announced they acquired (2m.0) Arctic foxes named Bert and Ernie, which are on display in the red fox exhibit. This is the first time in the collection's history of keeping the species.

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On September 29th, the center announced they acquired a (1m.0) wolverine named Jasper from the now-closed Kroschel Films Wildlife Center, which is on display next to the red fox / Arctic fox mixed-species exhibit.

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