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Given the name Kootznoowoo by the Tlingit Natives,
Admiralty Island is The Fortress of the Bears. Admiralty has more than 1600 bears, one of the highest concentrations of brown bears in the world. The island is also rich with marine
and bird life. There are more bald eagles on Admiralty than in the entire lower 48 states. While brown bears and eagles are most common on the island, many other creatures make
Admiralty their home. Deer, foxes, beavers, otters, and many species of marine life are abundant.
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