Some new research published in Canada is sounding alarms about Porcupine caribou and the risks of drilling in Arctic Alaska. It was commissioned by Environment Yukon, the Northwest Territories Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Canadian Wildlife Service. The document runs 144 pages and was published this month by the Porcupine Caribou Management Board. Fish and Wildlife Service, caribou from the Porcupine Caribou Herd migrate onto the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. Fish and Wildlife Service/Associated Press)Canadians hunt most caribou: U.S. reportThe U.S. draft environmental impact statement says most Porcupine caribou are hunted in Canada.

Source: CBC News February 23, 2019 13:52 UTC