Caribou and threatened calving grounds in Subhankar Banerjee's photographs

Subhankar Banerjee's photographs of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's tundra, caribou and seasons, and the fight over protecting it concern a national wildlife refuge in northeastern Alaska, United States, on traditional Iñupiaq and Gwich'in lands. The refuge covers 19,286,722 acres (78,050.59 km2), and potential oil drilling threatens the Porcupine caribou herd's calving grounds.

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   Subhankar Banerjee's photographs of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's tundra, caribou and seasons, and the fight over protecting it · Wikipedia · 22 min read

   The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plains, considered for possible future oil drilling, encompass much of the Porcupine caribou calving grounds. In 2001, some biologists feared development in the Refuge would "push caribou into the foothills, where calves would be more prone to predation." The Porcupine Caribou Herd migrates annually to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plain to calve, linking the Gwich'in people's livelihoods and cultural practices to the land and its wildlife. The Gwich'in call the area "Iizhik Gwats'an Gwandaii Goodlit," or "the sacred place where life begins," and it is central to their subsistence and spiritual and cultural traditions.

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   Review: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land · The Birder's Library · 2 min read

   Subhankar Banerjee's book includes excerpts on Caribou and other animals, and essays that deepen understanding of the area, its people, and its animals. Banerjee wanted the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge set aside and left undeveloped, and the reviewer recommended the book to people who aren't aware of or don't understand the reasons to oppose oil drilling there.

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   Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land · Bookshop.org

   Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land is a book by Subhankar Banerjee, a photographic artist whose images of the refuge and other Alaskan wild lands drew international attention.

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