The Commander Islands Nature and Biosphere Reserve was created in 1993, and it is the second largest reserve in Russia, with a total area of over three million hectares. About 300,000 marine mammals and over 1 million birds live on the reserve, and it is a spectacular place to visit.
The tourism industry in Alaska was greatly impacted by COVID-19, and colleagues on the Commander Island Nature and Biosphere Reserve have written a blog that shares how COVID-19 also affected tourism on the Commander Islands in 2020. Read more.
