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Beyond Polar Bears: A glimpse at the many species threatened by global warming VIDEO

While polar bears are the iconic species for the threats of global warming to animals, they're nowhere near alone. This video highlights many other species that are already showing signs of stress due to climate change and begins the discussion about what should be done to prevent further damage to our animals and our planet.

Effects of Timber Harvest Following Wildfire in Western North America PDF

Timber harvest following wildfire leads to different outcomes depending on the biophysical setting of the forest, pattern of burn severity, operational aspects of tree removal, and other management activities. Removal of snags reduces long-term fuel loads but generally results in increased amounts of fire fuels for the first few years after logging unless surface fuels are effectively treated.

Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Map MAP PDF

The Izembek National Wildlife Refuge boasts extensive wilderness and wildlife values. The refuge provides a home for birds, bears, caribou, and more. A proposed road threatens to cut through designated wilderness and reduce critical habitat for the species the refuge was established to protect.

Analysis of Habitat Fragmentation from Oil and Gas Development and its Impact on Wildlife: A framework for Public Land Management Planning PDF

This brief is submitted as part of the NEPA process for this land management proposal. It is intended to:

Influences of Motorized Route Networks on Fisher (Martes pennanti) Habitat Quality in Sierra National Forest PDF

Roads and motorized trails can fragment landscapes and reduce the quality of adjacent habitat for a wide range of wildlife species. This report demonstrates an approach for assessing the influences of the extent and configuration of motorized route networks on habitat quality for fishers (Martes pennanti) in Sierra National Forest, in the central Sierra Nevada range of California.

The "2,000-acres" Scam PDF

Energy bills that have narrowly passed the House of Representatives (H.R. 4 August 2, 2001; H.R. 6 April 11, 2003, H.R. 6, April, 21 2005) contain language designed to make oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge sound more palatable to the public. One such scam was an amendment claiming development would be confined to a 2,000 acre area. In reality, opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling would cause environmental devastation across the entire 1.5 million-acre Coastal Plain, the biological heart of the Refuge.

Oil Development Would Harm Arctic Refuge Wildlife PDF

This fact sheet explores the scientific evidence that points to major wildlife impacts if oil and gas drilling is allowed in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

The "New Technology" Scam PDF

In the push to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil development, the big oil companies and their allies in the Congress, Administration, and Alaska state government say drilling on Alaska’s North Slope has been clean and environmentally benign. They profess a commitment to strict environmental regulation, and they assert that new technologies – particularly ice roads and directional drilling – will reduce even further any impact of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

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