Ursus arctos
Densely populated by seagulls, the peninsula is a sandhill crane nesting site and at least one bald eagle nest has been noted. Other avifauna observed are American goldeneye, American wigeon, black scoter, bufflehead, common eider, common goldeneye, common loon, common scoter, gadwall, greater scaup, green-winged teal, harlequin duck, king eider, lesser Canada goose, mallard, oldsquaw, northern pintail, northern shoveler, red-breasted merganser, red-throated loon, Steller's eider, and tundra swan. Brown bear and moose frequent the area. Beluga whale calve adjacent to the peninsula. The peninsula had been devoid of caribou for over 100 years until their reintroduction in 1988; starting with 146 in 1988, the herd numbered 1,000 in 1993, around 1,400 in 1997-98, and 500-550 in 2007.