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Polar Bear: A polar bear approaches whale bones from the previous years' hunt on frozen Bernard Harbor in early June. The whale remains are left on the ice to be consumed by polar and grizzly bears, Arctic foxes, and gulls. Photo by Subhankar Banerjee. Photos were taken between March 2001 through Fall 2002. Dall Sheep: Dall sheep, dwellers of the Alpine Brooks Range. Photo by Subhankar Banerjee. Photos were taken between March 2001 through Fall 2002.
Inupiat Cemetery: Inupiat cemetery marked with bowhead whale jawbones in Kaktovik, Alaska. Photo by Subhankar Banerjee. Photos were taken between March 2001 through Fall 2002. Gwich'in Moose Hunt: Gwich’in tribal member in the midst of a moose hunt. Photo by Subhankar Banerjee. Photos were taken between March 2001 through Fall 2002.
Snow Geese: A flock of snow geese fly over the Jago River and coastal plain. Up to 300,000 snow geese migrate here in autumn to feed on cotton grass, building up fat reserves before heading south. Photo by Subhankar Banerjee. Photos were taken between March 2001 through Fall 2002. Icebergs. Icebergs along the coastal waters of Icy Reef. Photo by Subhankar Banerjee. Photos were taken between March 2001 through Fall 2002.
Bear Den: Polar bear den with tracks of mother and cubs. Photo by Subhankar Banerjee. Photos were taken between March 2001 through Fall 2002. Sandpiper: A buff breasted sandpiper engages in a courtship display on the coastal plain, Jago River. This species, a long-distance traveler that migrates each year from Argentina to the Arctic Refuge coastal plain to nest and rear their young, has a tiny world population—only about 15,000 birds. This bird has been placed on the Audubon Watch List. Photo by Subhankar Banerjee. Photos were taken between March 2001 through Fall 2002.
Northern Lights: Rare occurrence of red northern lights. Photo by Subhankar Banerjee. Photos were taken between March 2001 through Fall 2002. Caribou Herd: Pregnant porcupine caribou migrate across the frozen Coleen River. The caribou form long lines and move with a sense of purpose and determination to reach the coastal plain in time to calve. Photo by Subhankar Banerjee. Photos were taken between March 2001 through Fall 2002.
Gyr Falcon: Photo by Subhankar Banerjee. Photos were taken between March 2001 through Fall 2002. Taiga: Autumn on the southern taiga, East Fork of the Chandalar River valley. Photo by Subhankar Banerjee. Photos were taken between March 2001 through Fall 2002.
FLock of snow geese over the Jago river and coastal plain: Up to 300,000 snow geese migrate here in autumn to feed on cotton grass, building up fat reserves before heading south. Photo by Subhankar Banerjee. Photos were taken between March 2001 through Fall 2002.