The name honors the role this 1.5-million-acre swath of Arctic coastal plain plays as the primary calving grounds of the Porcupine caribou, a herd of more than 200,000 animals. This crucial ...

Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) spans 19 million acres and is a sanctuary for various species including polar bears and Porcupine caribou.

The 100,000-plus caribou of the Porcupine River herd are a focal point for the Gwich'in people: they are a main source of sustenance as well as the key element in the group's rituals, dances and ...

FILE - In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an airplane flies over caribou from the Porcupine Caribou Herd on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ...

These are the animals with the longest migrations. In the Yukon, Porcupine caribou travel 3,000 miles. This is the longest migration by land of any mammal on Earth. Monarch butterflies fly about ...

Vuntut is the domain of the Porcupine caribou herd and half a million migratory birds, and is also the cultural homeland of the Vuntut Gwich’in people. In the Gwich’in language, vuntut means ...

This probably also applies to the Inuit. 3. Conservation and management of the Porcupine caribou herd has been contentious for decades, because this herd is international and uses Alaska’s ...

Gwich'in Tribal Council Grand Chief Frederick (Sonny) Blake Jr. said the area has been long-sought for protection, especially because the Porcupine caribou winter there before travelling on to ...