To: American Spirit who wrote (8257 ) 3/14/2004 8:09:01 AM From: Crocodile Read Replies (3) | Respond to FACTS ABOUT THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (ANWR):Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land by S. Banerjee -- forward by Jimmy Carter. c. 2003, The Mountaineers Books.* It contains the greatest variety of plant and animal life of any conservation area in the circumpolar north. It is home to 36 species of land mammals, 9 marine mammals species along its coast, 36 fish species inhabit its rivers and lakes, and 180 species of birds converge here from six continents. * The 120,000-strong Porcupine caribou herd migrates throughout the refuge and northwestern Canada. The pregnant females come to the coastal plain to give birth in late May and early June.... * Millions of birds come to the refuge each year. Their migrations take them to each of the 50 states... About 70 species of birds nest on the narrow Arctic Refuge coastal plain * The ANWR refuge shares a common border with Ivvavik and Vuntut National Parks in Canada , which in combination constitutes one of the largest conservation areas in the world. NOTE: ANWR also shares part of its border with the Old Crow Flats Special Management Area (see nb). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's website, ANWR is [quote] "...also an important part of a larger international network of protected arctic and subarctic areas. In Canada's Yukon Territory, the government and First Nations people protected the coastal tundra and adjacent mountains by establishing Ivvavik and Vuntut National Parks, where oil exploration and production are not allowed" [end quote].r7.fws.gov FACTS such as these on page 176 for anyone who cares to look. (Unfortunately, they won't be of interest to those on this thread for whom facts are nothing but a nuisance)pc.gc.ca pc.gc.ca taiga.net worldwildlife.org taiga.net
