<img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-large wp-image-42513" src="https://www.moldychum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/53332668265_f5d4620013_h-1024x684.jpg" alt="" width="100%" height="auto" srcset="https://www.moldychum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/53332668265_f5d4620013_h-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https://www.moldychum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/53332668265_f5d4620013_h-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.moldychum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/53332668265_f5d4620013_h-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://www.moldychum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/53332668265_f5d4620013_h-1320x881.jpg 1320w, https://www.moldychum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/53332668265_f5d4620013_h.jpg 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">The Ambler Road would block the migration path of the Western Arctic caribou herd, whose numbers have plummeted over the past two decades. Photo by NPS / Matt Cameron.</figcaption>

A road project through the Alaskan tundra could open the Brooks Range to mining and harm wildlife and Native lifeways. Mining companies have been eyeing the yet-untapped mineral deposits in the western Brooks Range since they were identified during exploration efforts in the 1950s.

<a href="https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/magazine/entry/ambler-road-alaska-brooks-range-mining-wildlife-native-lifeways" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>LINK</strong></a> (via Earth Island Journal)

A road project through the Alaskan tundra could open the Brooks Range to mining and harm wildlife and Native lifeways. Mining companies have been eyeing ...{ai:summary}<p>Proposed road in Alaska could threaten caribou migration and Native lifeways, while opening up mining opportunities. #environment</p>

Ambler Road and Copper Mine Threaten Stability of Alaska Ecosystem

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