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The Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve is a state park and 
Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation - Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve
Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation - Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve
wildlife refuge
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological o ...
in the U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
near Haines Haines may refer to:
*Haines (surname), ''includes partial list of people with the surname''
* Haines (character), a character in James Joyce's ''Ulysses''
Places Antarctica
* Haines Glacier, Antarctica
* Haines Mountains, mountain range in Anta ...
. Established in 1982, the park covers 49,320 acres (199.6 km2), mainly along the Chilkat River
The Chilkat River is a river in British Columbia and southeastern Alaska that flows southward from the Coast Range to the Chilkat Inlet and ultimately Lynn Canal. It is about long. It begins at Chilkat Glacier, in Alaska, flows west and south in ...
, with sections along the Klehini and Tsirku rivers.
The preserve is home to the world's largest concentration of bald eagle
The bald eagle (''Haliaeetus leucocephalus'') is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle (''Haliaeetus albicilla''), which occupies the same nich ...
s. 200 to 400 birds live there year-round, with up to 4,000 observed during the annual Fall Congregation.
The Haines Highway from miles 12–18 (km 19–29) is a popular viewing
Viewing may refer to:
* Remote viewing
* Social viewing
* Viewing (funeral), the part of funerals where family and friends see the deceased
* Wildlife viewing
See also
* Far sight (disambiguation)
* Public viewing area
A public viewing area is ...
location.
See also
*List of Alaska state parks
Alaska’s state park system is managed by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation. The system contains over 120 units spanning 3,427,895 acres, making it far larger than any other state park system i ...
External links
Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation - Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve
Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation - Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve
Further reading
*Bugliosi, Edward F. (1988). ''Hydrologic reconnaissance of the Chilkat River basin, southeast Alaska: with special reference to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve'' .S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4023 Anchorage: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. State parks of Alaska Protected areas of Haines Borough, Alaska {{HainesAK-geo-stub