[Obadiah]

... an area also where caribou give birth to their calves and thousands of geese migrate each summer to molt.

Don't know about y'all, but where I come from we could do with a few less geese, ducks, and other bird dropping types in our parks and lagoons.

[Williams]

Couple of points. There is ZERO evidence that caribou or their live births are affected by this. In fact, they seem to love the North Slope. But why develop needed energy when we can recite the existence of caribou without any reason for believing they will be harmed? (sarc)

Second, I have seen little mentioned articles on ANWR stating that in given years the caribou do not show up and choose to stay in Canada all year. The whole routine about caribou desperately needing the spot where oil would be drilled is bullox.