The Department of Interior neglected its obligation to obtain a court order before it canceled the state agency’s oil and gas ...

When we set off with the mission of trying to follow the porcupine caribou herd through the Yukon and Arctic refuge in Alaska, I knew it was going to be a challenge. But how hard could it possibly ...

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 ...

It’s up to an Alaska federal court to decide who has the rights to a portion of land between the Canning and Staines rivers ...

Utukok UplandsThe Utukok River uplands (rich with coal deposits) are the calving grounds for the western Arctic caribou herd—four times the size of the Porcupine herd. “There’s a lot of meat ...

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 ...

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 wildlife officials push to continue its aerial predator-control program despite a court ruling that says the program ...

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 ...