Arctic National Wildlife Refuge : Seasons of Life and Land

by Banerjee, Subhankar; Matthiessen, Peter; Mauer, Fran; Meadows, William H.; Miller, Debbie S.; Schaller, George B.; Sibley, David Allen; Carter, Jimmy

• ISBN13: 9780898869095
• ISBN10: 0898869099
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books

Summary

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is America's Serengeti, comprising 19.8 million acres of land in the northeast corner of Alaska and adjoining Ivvavik and Vuntui National Parks in the Yukon Territory in Canada. Photographer Subhankar Banerjee, in collaboration with six essayists, presents a portrayal of a unique landscape made up of equal parts beauty and hazard. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the last intact ecosystems on earth, is being impacted by forces that may change its existence forever: global warming and the encroachment of modern society through the potential for oil drilling.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 11
Foreword	p. 12
Introduction	p. 15
In the Great Country	p. 40
Arctic Legacy	p. 62
Our Geography of Hope	p. 82
Visiting the Birds at their Summer Home	p. 102
Arctic Refuge: Key to Saving Wild America	p. 122
Clinging to an Arctic Homeland	p. 132
Wild Mercy	p. 171
Photographer's Notes	p. 172
Selected References	p. 173
Resources	p. 174
Access and Outfitters	p. 174
Index	p. 175
Facts	p. 176
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