Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC) is a non-profit organization that provides refuge for orphaned, injured and ill animals, takes care of animals that cannot survive in the wild, and educates visitors about Alaska's wildlife.

Background

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center opened to the public in 1993. It is located on 140 acres at the southern edge of Turnagain Arm and the entrance to Portage Valley. AWCC's mission is to provide care and rehabilitation for injured and orphaned wildlife and to provide wildlife education and awareness. The center is open everyday, year-round.

Animals that are unable to be released or survive in the wild are given refuge in the center's spacious habitats. Here people can safely get close, observe and photograph some of Alaska's largest land animals, including moose, bison, elk, deer, caribou, bears muskox, small mammals and birds of prey. During spring and summer, visitors can often witness the rehabilitation of orphaned baby animals of various species.

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Operating funds are obtained through admission fees, gift shop and snack bar sales, grants and, most importantly, cash donations from visitors.