The northern part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge between the Brooks Range and the Arctic Ocean is a large flat area. This is where the Porcupine caribou give birth to their young. Good for them that the oil and gas leases in “Area 1002” have been...
Caribou in the coastal plain of the “Arctic National Wildlife Refuge”. The coastal plain is the calving ground of the Porcupine caribou herds, with 85 percent of the herd births taking place in Canada. (Photo: Florian Schulz) Gwich’in leaders in the...