The 7 million acre Utukok River Uplands Special Area spans from the foothills of the mighty Brooks Range Mountains through vast stretches of tundra and on toward coastal wetlands. As the main calving grounds for America's largest caribou herd, this area is critical to the continued way of life for over 40 subsistence communities.

Arctic communities  are not the only hunters on these lands, as the Uplands also support the highest concentration of grizzly bears in the Arctic. Alongside the grizzly bear you will also find wolverines, moose, raptors, and wolves, each carving out a living from the rich landscape of the Utukok River Uplands.

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