Porcupine caribou

Sort By:
Page 1 of 4 - About 39 essays
  • Good Essays

    Calf survival rates have been extremely low in areas or mountain range and without their discrete areas caribous are threaten more by predators (Whitten 2004). The reserves will also constrain caribou from moving about because of all the traffic that would be created and the pipe crossings. That’s no way a precious creature should live. That’s why Alaskan natives oppose drilling. Another reason against drilling much research has shown that all

    • 1357 Words
    • 6 Pages
    • 8 Works Cited
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    The Debate Over the Idea of Drilling for Oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Throughout American history, there have been a number of conflicts and disagreements among the populace over various issues. These conflicts of interest help to define political parties and allow people to distinguish themselves through party allegiance. One such item that is currently being debated is over the idea of drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. For years, environmentalist

    • 1480 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Drilling oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is a serious issue for environmentalists and for the future of the United States. Should the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge be opened to oil drilling? This paper will debate whether or not we should allow Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to be opened to oil drilling. This will also show the impact it has on the environment, and I will show a critical analysis of the current issue of whether or not to drill. History Arctic National

    • 1544 Words
    • 7 Pages
    • 10 Works Cited
    Better Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The First Captain In September 2014 the plebe class had a brief on leadership styles with the West Point Band. At the end of this brief they wanted someone to come up and direct the band. I got chosen because they put up a picture of me from BEAST on the projector and asked that I please come to the podium. When I went up there, they asked me to conduct the band in playing the Happy Birthday song. Coincidentally or not it was the First CPT’s birthday that day. When I ended the song the real

    • 982 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Ric Knowles said, “funding structures, professional regulatory mechanisms, and stage management have their most direct impact on conditions of production”, and I agree. It is more difficult for the University of Guelph’s production The Millennial Malcontent to reach its maximum potential than it is for The Incident of The Curious Dog in The Nighttime seen at the Princess of Wales theatre. The latter, a big name Mirvish production we saw in Toronto, was extremely high-tech and explored many topics

    • 723 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Trauma Case Study Essay

    • 448 Words
    • 2 Pages

    When looking at the necessity of actions in this case we deduct the following; The incident is in its fifth day with little to no change in status. Dykes continues to be demanding and disinterested in offering any concessions and continuing his initial demands. Dykes is now giving deadlines for which he intends to escalate with violence. We feel the justification for preparation of a plan to assault due to this lack of change is necessary. When reviewing the final phone conversation

    • 448 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    This case study concerns possible oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) on the north slope of Alaska’s Brooks Range adjacent to the Gwich’in reservation. This could put the Porcupine Caribou Herd at risk and possibly jeopardize the food source and traditional culture of the Gwich’in people (Pg. 129). However, as fossil fuel sources begin to run out, Americans seem to feel entitled to drill for oil anywhere there is a reserve, even when that means sacrificing the greater good

    • 424 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The Taiga Biome

    • 365 Words
    • 2 Pages

    include grey wolves,caribou, deer,

    • 365 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Better Essays

    000-square miles of wildlife’s habitat. The development of oil industry takes away what is essential to the lives of the Gwich’in: the Caribou. Gwich’in villages rely on caribou to supply their food and clothes. As the oil industry develops in a close proximity to the Gwich’in village, caribou do not go near the area anymore. The villagers can hardly find any caribou now. In her book Silent Spring, Rachel Carson questions how powerful agents, like the oil industry, can have such a devastating impact

    • 1374 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Better Essays

    Pipelines and oil-drilling platforms will harm caribou, polar bears, and millions of migrating birds (Come on in.: 38). Whenever some country drills for oil it is more likely than not for that country to have an oil spill. Oil spills are deadly to animals, hard to clean up, and it takes the land thousands

    • 2426 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Better Essays
Previous
Page1234