On the Chilkat River near Haines, as many as 3,500 bald eagles gather each winter to feed on salmon. In the vast Interior, great herds of caribou roam the tundra. Amid lush forests and coastline, black and brown bears fish the streams for salmon or forage for roots and berries. Other land mammals include the mountain goat, Dall sheep, bison, musk ox, elk, Sitka black-tailed deer, and, largest of all, the moose. An adult male moose, or bull, can weigh up to 1,600 pounds and stand six feet high.
Bears are abundant in Alaska.
Smaller fur-bearing animals include otter, beaver, mink, weasel, fox, lynx, wolverine, muskrat, rabbit, and several kinds of squirrel. Alaska also has a large number of wolves. Alaska is refuge for nearly 400 species of birds. Songbirds, sea birds, swans, cranes, ducks, and geese can be seen throughout the state, as well as predators such as hawks, falcons, several species of owl, and golden and bald eagles. More bald eagles live in Alaska than in all other states combined.