Alaska's Wildlife
Viewing Guides
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has published the following guides to help you enjoy Alaska's wildlife. Whether you're a lifelong Alaskan or you're planning your first visit, these guides will provide valuable information on the best places to explore.
Alaska’s South Coastal Wildlife Viewing Guide explores the northern Alaska Marine Highway System ferry routes from Cordova to
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska. Aching to see auklets? Bursting to find brown bears? The guide describes where and when to look for the
region’s spectacular wildlife both from the ferry and around six Featured Stopover communities. The guide also includes habitat
descriptions from tidepools to tundra, and helpful wildlife viewing and safety tips.
112 pages, spiral bound
Retail price $5.95
Alaska’s Inside Passage Wildlife Viewing Guide follows a unique trail—the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry routes
and other Southeast Alaska waterways. Route narratives from Ketchikan to Skagway describe prime viewing areas along the way and what
wildlife you may spot on your journey. The guide includes habitat descriptions from alpine to ocean and animal and bird profiles from
killer whales to kittiwakes so you know where to look for wildlife.
82 pages
Retail price $5.95
Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula Wildlife Viewing Trail Guide showcases 65 wildlife viewing sites on the Kenai. What time
of year do owls start hooting? When are the caribou hanging around? This guide offers a calendar of wildlife activity, in-depth
information on what birds and animals you might find at each site, bear safety tips, habitat descriptions, a bird checklist, and
cultural tidbits. It also provides directions to each site and lists what amenities are available.
120 pages
Retail price $8.95
The Fairbanks Area Wildlife Viewing Guide details wildlife viewing opportunities in the
immediate vicinity of Fairbanks and within a few hours' drive. Road-accessible areas are featured, and the most accessible float trips
and trails are highlighted. Maps, photographs, tracks and tips make this guide an excellent companion for locals and visitors to
Alaska's Interior.
32 pages
Retail price $5.95
Anchorage Wildlife Viewing Hot Spots
is a 52-page color guide that highlights areas in
and near Alaska's largest city. Learn where you have the best chance of seeing magnificent
moose or how to find a red fox family right in town.
52 pages
Retail price $5.95
The Alaska Wildlife Viewing Guide is currently out of print, but information for some of the
sites is available online at this link. Check out the regional guides for the best local sites to find Alaska’s amazing wildlife.
To purchase printed copies of these guides please contact us at 907-465-4190 or dfg.dwc.hq-info@alaska.gov. Wholesale pricing is available for bulk orders.
