Steven Kazlowski / Aerial view of Ringed seals (Phoca hispida) on multi-layer ice (freshwater pans formed over many years where salt is squeezed out of the ice) with exit hole underneath ocean, Chukchi Sea, 20 miles off...

Steven Kazlowski / Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) swimming amidst multi-layer ice (freshwater pans formed over many years where the salt is squeezed out of the ice) offshore from Point Barrow. Chukchi Sea, Arctic Al...

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) aerial view of sow with cub along the Arctic coast in summer, near Point Barrow, Alaska, USA. July.

Steven Kazlowski / Ringed seal (Phoca hispida) portrait of pup lying on ice, Chukchi Sea, off shore from Point Barrow, Arctic Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / Landscape of sea ice flowing through an open lead in the pack ice. This is potentially dangerous for Inupiaq whalers and hunters. If the ice should push up against the main pack, sections may break of...

Steven Kazlowski / Landscape of sea ice flowing through an open lead in the pack ice. This is potentially dangerous for Inupiaq whalers and hunters. If the ice should push up against the main pack, sections may break of...

Roy Mangersnes / Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) male flapping wings on breeding lake off Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska, USA. June

Roy Mangersnes / Semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) bathing in pond off Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska, USA. June

Roy Mangersnes / Semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) landing at a pond off Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska USA. June

Roy Mangersnes / Steller's eider duck (Polysticta stelleri) male on breeding lake off Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska USA. June

Roy Mangersnes / Long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) in flight at breeding habitat off Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska, USA. June

Roy Mangersnes / Steller's eider duck (Polysticta stelleri) male on ice by breeding lake off Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska, USA. June

Roy Mangersnes / Snowy owl (Bubo / Nyctea scandiaca) perched on electric pole off Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska, USA. June

Roy Mangersnes / Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) male on breeding lake off Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska, USA. June

Roy Mangersnes / Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) two females fighting over a male at nesting pond on arctic tundra off Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska, USA. June

Roy Mangersnes / Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) in breeding habitat, Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska, USA. June

Roy Mangersnes / Red-necked / Northern phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) searching for food in a lake off Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska, USA. June

Roy Mangersnes / Spectacled eider duck (Somateria fischeri) male on freshwater lake off Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska, USA. June

Roy Mangersnes / Dunlin (Calidris alpina) bathing in a pond off Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska, USA. June

Roy Mangersnes / Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) in flight off Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska, USA. June

Roy Mangersnes / Steller's eider duck (Polysticta stelleri) pair at freshwater lake, National Petroleum Reserves, off Point Barrow, Arctic Alaska, USA

Roy Mangersnes / Adult male Snowy owl (Bubo / Nyctea scandiaca) flying over the tundra, breeding ground, off Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska USA. June

Roy Mangersnes / Red-necked / Northern phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) searching for food, dabbling, in a lake off Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska, USA. June

Roy Mangersnes / Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) male landing on breeding lake off Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic, Alaska, USA. June

Roy Mangersnes / Pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) in breeding habitat, Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska, USA. June

Steven Kazlowski / Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) swimming amongst ice offshore from Point Barrow, Chukchi Sea, Arctic Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / Ringed seals (Phoca hispida) on multi-layer ice (freshwater pans formed over many years where the salt is squeezed out of the ice). Chukchi Sea, 20 miles offshore from Point Barrow, Arctic Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / Ringed seals (Phoca hispida) on multi-layer ice (freshwater pans formed over many years where the salt is squeezed out of the ice). Chukchi Sea, 20 miles offshore from Point Barrow, Arctic Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / Spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri) male in flight over a freshwater lake near Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / Inupiat teenagers standing upon a bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) caught in the Chukchi Sea off Point Barrow, Arctic Alaska, 2007

Steven Kazlowski / Steller's eider duck (Polysticta stelleri) male along a freshwater lake, National Petroleum Reserves, off Point Barrow, Arctic Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / King eiders (Somateria spectabilis) in flight along the Arctic coast during summer migration, off Point Barrow, Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri) male on tundra in the National Petroleum Reserves, outside Point Barrow, Arctic Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / Two Spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri) males on a freshwater lake off Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / Hopson One whaling crew with skin boat and whaling implements on the edge of a lead in the frozen Chukchi Sea, off Point Barrow, Arctic Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / King eider (Somateria spectabilis) pair on a freshwater lake in the National Petroleum Reserves, off Point Barrow, Arctic Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / King eider (Somateria spectabilis) sitting on ice over the frozen Chukchi Sea, off Point Barrow, Arctic Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri) male on tundra in the National Petroleum Reserves, outside Point Barrow, Arctic Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / Spectacled eider duck (Somateria fischeri) pair on a freshwater lake off Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / King eider (Somateria spectabilis) sitting on ice over the frozen Chukchi Sea, off Point Barrow, Arctic Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / Spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri) male on a freshwater lake off Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / Short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) on tundra near Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica) on a freshwater lake in the National Petroleum Reserves, off Point Barrow, Arctic Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / King eider (Somateria spectabilis) sitting on ice over the frozen Chukchi Sea, off Point Barrow, Arctic Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri) male on tundra in the National Petroleum Reserves, outside Point Barrow, Arctic Alaska

Steven Kazlowski / Spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri) male on a freshwater lake off Point Barrow, National Petroleum Reserves, Arctic Alaska