Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ( ANWR ) is the northernmost protected area of ​​the United States. The area on the coastal plain of the North Slope in the north -east of Alaska was made in 1960 by Fred A. Seaton, the Secretary of the Interior under Dwight D. Eisenhower, a nature reserve and 1980 increased by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to now a total of 78,053 km ², of which the Mollie Beattie Wilderness approximately 32,374 km ² as a Wilderness Area are shown. It is a unique ecosystem with 45 species of marine and terrestrial mammals, 36 fish and 180 species of birds.

The eastern edge of the Refuges forms the border with the Yukon Territory, which directly connect the two national parks Vuntut and Ivvavik.

On 16 March 2005, dominated by Republicans U.S. Senate spoke with 51 to 49 votes in favor to add to the draft budget for 2006, a permit for the exploitation of oil and gas deposits. Under the ANWR up to 16 billion barrels of oil are suspected.

→ See also: History of Alaska: Controversy over drilling in the Arctic Refuge

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