Alaska is the USA's largest federal state. Located at its most south-easterly point is a natural refuge: the Glacier Bay National Park. An unspoiled wilderness of breathtaking beauty, where nature's entire repertoire is represented: snow-capped mountains, fjords, forests, beaches, bays and above all glaciers, in addition to a significant number of wild animals.
Glacier Bay is a paradise for researchers. There is hardly anywhere else in the world where wild animals can be observed in their unspoiled habitats. Biologist Chris Gabriel has documented the migration of the humpback whale for more than 30 years and can distinguish the animals by their caudal fins. Park Ranger Tania Lewis however, has to negotiate the mountains in order to encounter her fosterlings: she has been monitoring the bear population in Glacier Bay since 2001. The photographer Kim Heacox is continually in search of the most impressive motifs of the park and catches them on camera.
Glacier Bay is one of the last wild and unspoiled natural paradises on earth; a natural work of art which represents fascination and challenge for both man and animal.
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