[Dane]

You're totally wrong on this. The 1002 area of ANWR, where drilling would take place, is the prime calving ground for the Porcupine caribou herd, which is probably the largest remaining herd of wild hoofed mammals in North America. In the fall, the 1002 area is also where thousands of snow geese fatten up for a long southward migration

Blah, blah, blah, when did hoofed mammals get the right to vote, oh BTW, Caribou use the Alaska pipeline to warm themselves up in the winter..

About the geese, I guess the french would be mad since the geese wouldn't have a place to fatten up to make a superb pate.

[cogitator]

Blah, blah, blah, when did hoofed mammals get the right to vote,

My post wasn't about the caribou's right to vote. My post was about the assertion that the animals which inhabit ANWR don't utilize the region (I think the poster said "the animals don't care because they don't hang out there" or something similar).

The primary reason that the caribou prefer the 1002 area for calving is that it helps them avoid mosquitoes and bot flies.