Porcupine Mountains Area

13 Porcupine Facts - Learn About This Smart, Nocturnal Animal

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The Porcupine caribou have relied on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic Refuge for its nursing and birthing grounds for over 1.2 million years. Continued threats from oil and gas development would destroy almost half of the caribou herd, which would be a cultural genocide for the Gwich’in people. 🎧 Learn more from Bernadette Demientieff, the executive director of the Gwich’in Steering Committee, in “The Prologue,” Season Three episode five of our podcast docuseries with @prismreports. [Link in bio

Mackenzie Mountains Caribou Outfitter

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