Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Video Collection

Welcome to Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, a dynamic coastal and volcanic landscape that sustains people and a stunning array of wildlife. The 310,000 acre refuge supports migration spectacles, from waterfowl to all five species of Pacific salmon. Coastal brown bear, caribou, moose, and furbearers like fox and wolves find a home in the refuge year-round. 

Please enjoy this short interpretive film about the refuge.

Narrated by Kathleen McCoy Filmed and produced by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Audio described version available.  

Take a 60 second tour of the world famous Izembek Lagoon at the heart of Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. 

Video footage by Gerrit Vyn/Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Lisa Hupp/USFWS. Music by Bensound.  Audio Described version available.

Innovative technology meets conservation science. 
Get a birds-eye view of how our Migratory Bird Management team uses artificial intelligence and aerial photography to survey an incredible annual gathering - when nearly the entire population of Pacific Black Brant converges at Izembek Lagoon. This new approach doesn't just count birds more accurately; it represents a breakthrough in wildlife survey methods that improves data quality while reducing disturbance to the birds and increasing safety for our aerial survey teams.