
World's Wildest City: Anchorage
Anchorage is home to hundreds of black bears. They have mastered life in this urban jungle.

Anchorage is home to hundreds of black bears. They have mastered life in this urban jungle.

Experiencing nature stimulates unexpected biological and psychological resources, heightening your well-being.

When an elephant dies, animals converge to feast on the carcass, which then becomes home to other species.

The Cape of Storms marks where Atlantic and Indian oceans meet off Africa, shaping land, life, and climate.

Anchorage bursts into summer life. Animals and plants this far north work fast to thrive in the short season.

Anchorage is home to over 2,000 moose! These notorious animals are running riot on highways and in yards.

In spring, one animal arrives by the thousands – salmon, traveling 3,500 miles through rivers and streams.

Anchorage has a large porcupine population, twice the species' average size, living in its parks and gardens.

Anchorage has a unique resident: nature's lumberjack, the beaver. But now they live in the urban jungle.

Anchorage is home to hundreds of black bears. They have mastered life in this urban jungle.

Experiencing nature stimulates unexpected biological and psychological resources, heightening your well-being.

When an elephant dies, animals converge to feast on the carcass, which then becomes home to other species.

The Cape of Storms marks where Atlantic and Indian oceans meet off Africa, shaping land, life, and climate.

Rainforest predators like tigers and crocodiles are masters of stealth, strength, and surprise.

Beneath the waves, sharks, jellyfish, and sea anemones strike silently, fatally, without warning.

In the forest, wolves, bears, and snapping turtles strike with teamwork, muscle, and stealth.

From lions to rhinos, the savannah hosts Earth's most dangerous predators, evolved for lethal precision.

With wingspans over two meters (seven feet), these vultures soar. They feast on scarce prey as winter ends.

Bears roam the dense spring forest, where they mate during their rut and find partners for companionship.

A fox hunts voles in the Pyrenees meadows while birds of prey patrol and wild cats roam mountain foothills.