Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Izembek National Wildlife Refuge image.

Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

Near the tip of the Alaska Peninsula between the rich waters of the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska lies the smallest Wildlife Refuge in the State of Alaska, but its size does not reflect its outsized value as a biodiversity stronghold. Spanning over …
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: The People and Wildlife of the Coastal Plain image.

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: The People and Wildlife of the Coastal Plain

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge harbors the greatest biodiversity of any protected area north of the Arctic Circle. However, oil companies and the Trump administration are fighting to open an essential area of the Refuge to drilling: the coastal …