1 February 2018
Front Ecol Environ, 16 (1): 6
The Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska's smallest refuge, is once again facing pressure from local road advocates. King Cove, a city situated in Alaska's Aleutian archipelago and known for its deep‐water harbor, is home to 1000 people and Peter Pan Seafood, the state's largest salmon cannery, employing 500. The refuge isolates them from the nearby, all‐weather airport at Cold Bay. Both maritime and air travel through King Cove can be delayed by harsh conditions, sometimes for days, and there is no connecting road.
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