A city in Kusilvak Census Area in the US state of Alaska, Hooper Bay is separated into two sections: a newer section of lowlands, and a heavily built-up town site situated on gently rolling hills. Tourists in Hooper Bay can enjoy witnessing wilderness and nature's beauty at Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, located in proximity to the city.
Yukon Delta National Wildlife RefugeA United States National Wildlife Refuge covering around 19.16 million acres in southwestern Alaska, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge is the second-largest National Wildlife Refuge in the country. Topography of the park includes a coastal plain extending to the Bering Sea. Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge is home to about 35 villages and around 25,000 people. The coastal region of the park bordering the sea is an affluent and productive wildlife habitat that supports one of the largest concentrations of water fowl around the globe. There are more than a million ducks and around half a million geese using this area for breeding purposes every year. The region boasts huge seasonal concentrations of loons, northern pintails, cranes, swans, and grebes. In the winters, the waters of Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge becomes home to seals, walruses, beluga, porpoises, and minke whales.