The Trump administration announced a plan on June 17 to open nearly 82% of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to oil and gas development, including some of its most ecologically sensitive areas.

Saving a vanishing herd The Dolphin and Union caribou herd once numbered around 100,000 but dropped sharply in the early 1900s. The population grew again later in the century, but that recovery did ...

Mariah Meek, Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, Michigan State UniversityThe largest tract of public land in the United States is a wild expanse of tundra and wetlands stretching across ...

In Alaska, reindeer are known as caribou in their wild form, while “reindeer” typically refers to semi-domesticated animals introduced from Siberia in the late 19th century. The state hosts several ...

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The Majestic Caribou Herds Caribou herd. Image via Openverse Caribou (Rangifer tarandus), known as reindeer in Eurasia, represent Alaska’s most numerous large land mammals. The state hosts four major ...

The reserve’s open tundra provides critical calving, foraging, migratory and winter habitat for three of the four caribou herds on Alaska’s North Slope. These herds undertake some of the longest ...