Welcome

On behalf of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, welcome to the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge. For 65 miles northwest of the Alaska-Yukon border, the Alaska Highway is the northern boundary of the 730,000 acre Tetlin Refuge. From scenic overlooks you can view wetlands valued by breeding waterfowl, boreal forests and alpine habitats of moose, caribou, grizzly and black bears, wolves and Dall sheep. These lands for wildlife represent the legacy of early conservationists. Our responsibility is to do a worthy job of bequeathing these lands and the animals living here to future generations. Perhaps our challenge is best underscored by the words of President Theodore Roosevelt: “Wild beasts and birds are by right not the property merely of the people who are alive today, but the property of unknown generations, whose belongings we have no right to squander.” I hope you enjoy your perusal of this web site. Our Refuge staff and the community hope that you will come and visit us at the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge. It’s a special place we can all share.



Tony Booth, TNWR Manager

Last updated: September 17, 2008