Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge

Much of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge has been conserved for over a century, and we share stewardship with Alaska Native people. Development of sophisticated tools and the abundance of coastal and marine wildlife have made it possible for people to thrive here for thousands of years. The refuge stretches across the traditional homelands of the Unangax̂ people in the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands, as well as smaller parcels on the homelands of Alutiiq/Sugpiak, Yup’ik/Cup’ik, Iñupiat, Dena'ina, Tlingit, Haida, and Eyak peoples. Most of the refuge is federally designated Wilderness Area . Learn more .