Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska Oct 18, 2023

Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge is situated on Kodiak Island in Alaska. This refuge was established as a refuge in 1941 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt"s leadership. Kodiak Island boasts a diverse landscape that includes an extensive shoreline spanning hundreds of kilometres as well as lakes, marshes, bogs and meadows. Did you know that the contains seven major rivers and about 100 streams? The island"s towering mountains are adorned with fjord inlets and lush vegetation, including sedges, alders, spruces, vibrant wildflowers and delicious berries. A wild inhabitant of the islands, the Kodiak bear, the largest subspecies of brown bear, is named after the archipelago.

© Ian Shive/Tandem Stills + Motion

palette

Today in History

Night outside the museum
Oct 18, 2024Autumn in Central Park, New York, United States
Oct 18, 2025Neolithic site of Silbury Hill, Tilshead, Wiltshire, England

More Desktop Wallpapers:

When being in a rut is OK
Sep 10, 2024Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal
God’s Own Country
Jun 10, 2024The city of Osaka at night, Japan
May 5, 2024Kerala
Nov 1, 2024Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil
Aug 2, 2025Petroglyphs near Fruita in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States
Zebras enjoying their day
A flashy, frigid waterfowl
Jan 19, 2026Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
Oct 22, 2023Astoria-Megler Bridge, Oregon
Aug 24, 2024Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, United States
Jun 27, 2025Splendid leaf frog
Feb 8, 2026Corfu at night, Greece
Dont just fly, darling. Soar!
Jan 31, 2025Happy International Zebra Day!
Angry bird, doting dad
Aug 1, 2025Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Jan 6, 2025Flooded crypt, Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna, Italy
Guanahacabibes National Park, Cuba
Nov 8, 2024Glacial rivers, Iceland
In the tropics, land greets sea warmly
The dawn of a new beginning
Napping near the North Pole
A smooth landing, feet first
International Archaeology Day
Sep 19, 2023Ganesh Chaturthi
Dec 23, 2023Chinstrap penguins
May 31, 2025Knuthöjdsmossen nature reserve, Sweden
Nov 13, 2024Sea lion in a kelp forest, Baja California, Mexico