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| Oil drilling
effects: a special case of ANWR |
| Restless Nomads in a Land of Controversy |
| On the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the author finds himself in the midst of the annual caribou migration. |
| Porcupine Caribou Herd in Arctic Refuge |
| Information on the herd's place in the Arctic Refuge |
| Home of the Gwich'in People - Arctic Refuge |
| Gwich'in People's place in Arctic Refuge |
| Gwich'in complete caribou migration |
| According to Gwich'in mythology, every caribou has a bit of the human heart, and every human has a bit of caribou heart. For thousands of years, the Gwich'in people have relied upon the Porcupine River Caribou herd to meet their subsistence needs. |
| Old Crow - Yukon: Home of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation: Caribou Coordination |
| The land of the Vuntut Gwitchin is the land of the Porcupine Caribou Herd. Each spring and autumn the caribou pass through the lands of the Vuntut Gwitchin. |
| Survival tactic: Can the hunters save the caribou? |
| In a few weeks, the hunt will begin. As many as 75 members of the Vuntut Gwich'in First Nation will set out from Old Crow, their village more than 100 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, to a very special spot. |
| Old Crow - Caribou |
| Read about the importance of Caribou for Vuntut Gwitch'in people who live in Old Crow. Find photo galleries at the bottom. |
| Vuntut Gwitchin Porcupine Caribou Protection: Looking After What's Important |
| The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation has about 400 members, most of whom live in Old Crow, a community located north of the Arctic Circle in the Yukon Territory of Canada. The Vuntut Gwitchin depend heavily on the Porcupine Caribou. |
| Hunting for Their Future - Alaska's Gwich'in |
| For the Gwich'in, the caribou's arrival is a major event that sends hunters scurrying into the hills. Many in this tribe of about 5,000 members still depend on stores of caribou meat for full stomachs. |
| Gwich'in people and caribou - Radio Expedition from National Geographic |
| "What would your life be like without water?" Absurd question? To the Gwich'in people of Alaska and Canada it's just as impossible to imagine life without caribou. |
| National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska by Bureau of Land Management |
| In an effort to present you, the Public, with the most up-to-date information on this issue the Bureau of Land Management has published a briefing on the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. |
| Caribou in the Arctic Refuge - Annual Cycle |
| This discussion focuses on the Porcupine Herd, but basic features of the ecology and annual cycle of events are similar for both Porcupine and West Arctic Herd which is also discussed. |
| The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: A Special Report |
| An exhaustive account of debates around drilling for oil in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge [ANWR] that serves as the calvingground of Porcupine caribou. |
| Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Development News |
| This site has been established by and for the many concerned Prudhoe Bay BP operators who fear for their lives and the environment due to violations of Government regulations and requirements by BP. |
| The Sacred Place Where Life Begins |
| The fate of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northern Alaska is the fate of the Gwich'in Nation. |
| Gwich'in Steering Committee |
| The "Gwich'in Steering Committee was established by consensus resolution "to protect our people, caribou, land, air and water." The committee is composed of eight tribal members chosen by the Chiefs, four from Alaska, and four from Canada. |
| The Caribou Commons Project |
| The Caribou Commons Project is an international effort to permanently protect the calving grounds of the Porcupine Caribou Herd, located in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. |
| Defenders of Wildlife |
| A site on protection of Arctic Wildlife Refuge from oil drilling. AWR is home to one of North America's largest caribou herds. |
| Alaska natives speak out against Arctic oil exploration, April 16, 1999 |
| Three Alaska natives of the Yup'ik and Gwich'in people attended BP's annual general meeting to make their concerns known directly to company directors and shareholders. The three are campaigning with Greenpeace to end the project. |
| Bill could add 1.5 million acres to Alaska wilds, March 25, 1999 |
| The U.S. Department of Interior warns that oil drilling on the Coastal Plain could jeopardize up to 40 percent of the Porcupine River caribou herd that migrates to the Arctic Refuge each year because it provides a critical calving habitat. |
| Caribou threatened by development, Aug. 9, 1995 |
| An interview with Gwich'in spokesperson on the issues of oil drilling in Arctic refuge in Northeastern Alaska. Posted on the discussion forum. |
| Arctic Refuge Coastal Plain Terrestrial Wildlife Research Summaries Report |
| The report, available for downloading, is a USGS summary that addresses major resources of the Arctic National Wildlife Coastal Plain, including the Porcupine herd and Central Arctic herds, and potential impacts of oil development. |
| All caribou herds not created equal |
| This herd calves in the Prudhoe Bay area, and has increased fivefold in size since oil was first pumped out of the ground there. |
