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Porcupine Caribou Herd, in Alaska oil debate spotlight, sustains population decline

Posted 1/21/26

The caribou herd that is at the center of the debate over oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has declined by about a third over the past eight years, according to state biologists. The Porcupine Caribou Herd, which ranges in territory that spans the Alaska-Yukon border, is now estimated at 143,00 animals, according […]

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