Wildlife
Depending on the season you may see caribou, grizzly bear, and red fox combing the tundra for food while gyrfalcons and long-tailed jaegers circle overhead. Raptors are especially plentiful in years when the snowshoe hare populations are high.
In autumn, large numbers of migrating caribou may be visible from the Richardson and Denali Highways. Viewing is particularly good when the hunting season is closed between late September and mid-October. Migrating caribou can also be observed in September and early October from the Upper Delta River south along the Richardson Highway through the Paxson Lake area.
Moose, black bears, northern hawk owls, and spruce grouse live in the forests. The many lakes, ponds, and streams near the road also provide glimpses of beavers, muskrats, moose, and a variety of birds, including trumpeter swans, loons, long-tailed ducks, Arctic terns, and red-necked phalaropes.
