Zoo
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 20 spp. present
The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to conservation, research, education, and animal care. The center is located on about 200 acres (81 ha) at the head of Turnagain Arm and the entrance to Portage Valley, Milepost 79 of the Seward Highway, about 11 mi southeast of Girdwood. The center is in the Municipality of Anchorage on the approximant border of the Kenai Peninsula and the Kenai Mountains to the south and the Chugach Mountains to the north. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
60.822° N 148.984° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
20
speciesOpened
1993
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 10:00–17:00
Getting there
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
LC
Muskox
Ovibos moschatus
LC
Common Porcupine
Erethizon dorsatum
Before you go
Where is Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center?
United States
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 60.822° N, 148.984° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Kenai Fjords National Park, about 103 km away.
What animals can you see at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center?
20 species
Citizen-science photos record 20 species at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, including Brown Bear, Muskox, American Black Bear, Eurasian Moose and Elk (wapiti). Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in the wild?
Brown Bear: Katmai National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center also live in the parks and cities we cover: Brown Bear (over 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Katmai National Park), American Black Bear (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Great Smoky Mountains National Park) and Eurasian Moose (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Biebrza National Park).
Does Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center open?
Every day · 10:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is open Every day · 10:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center open and how big is it?
Opened 1993, 45 ha
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1993 and covers about 45 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 20 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website