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| Effects of
industrial development and human activities |
| Assessment of impact on caribou by industrial project development |
| Assessment of impact on caribou by Inco, one of the world's premier mining and metals companies and the world's second largest producer of nickel. |
| Federal Environmental Panel Reviewing Military Flying Activities in Labrador and Quebec |
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| Indigenous reindeer herders under siege by oil industry |
| For centuries reindeer breeders and fishers knew how to sustain themselves within this barren land, how to withstand the chilling colds in the wintertime and the swarms of mosquitoes in the summer. Now their traditional way of life is in danger. |
| Energetic implications of disturbance caused by petroleum exploration to woodland caribou |
| Woodland caribou in Alberta are classified as endangered and apparently have declined. Disturbance from petroleum exploration has been implicated as a possible cause, so authors constructed a simple model to estimate the energy costs of disturbance. |
| Effects of overflights on wildlife, ch. 5 of Report on Effects of Aircraft Overflights on the National Park System |
| The primary concern in this report on effect on wildlife is that low-level flights over wild animals may cause physiological and/or behavioral responses that reduce the animals' fitness or ability to survive. Caribou issues are a part of this report. |
| Lessons from the Caribou of Milne Point |
| A review of the study of how petroleum development affects caribou. |
| Cumulative impacts of an evolving oil-field complex on the distribution of calving caribou |
| We investigated changes in distribution and terrain use of calving barren-ground caribou with increasing density of roads in the Kuparuk Development Area, an oil-field region near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. |
| Caribou and Oil Development in Northern Alaska: Lessons from the Central Arctic Herd |
| The Central Arctic Herd has experienced substantial contact with oil and gas development. Selected bibliography on caribou and oil development is at the bottom of the page. |
| 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. |
| Putting the focus on caribou |
| Ever since the Dempster Highway was built, there have been concerns about caribou hunting along the road. This narrow strip of gravel is the only road within the vast range of the Porcupine Caribou Herd. |
