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December 02, 2022

Tlikakila River, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA

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Tlikakila River, Alaska, USA

Alaska had no national parks until 1980, but now the state has eight, plus numerous monuments and preserves that protect more than 630,000 square kilometres. In fact, many of the United States’ largest national parks are in Alaska, including the biggest of all, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. When President Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the public was granted the right to appreciate stunning locations like the one in today's photo: the braided river delta of the 82-kilometre-long Tlikakila River in Lake Clark National Park.

In the native Athabaskan language, Tlikakila literally means “salmon are there river”. The park is known for its waterways filled with salmon, which are of major importance to the local economy and ecosystem. Local bear populations benefit from the excess salmon, and bear watching is very popular at Lake Clark. The abundance of salmon has also benefited a wolf pack within the park – the only one in the world known to be solely dependent on salmon.

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