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The Ivishak River / ˈ iː v iː ʃ ɑː k / is a 95-mile (153 km) tributary of the Sagavanirktok River in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. [1] Fed by glaciers at the headwaters, the Ivishak flows northeast, then northwest, through the Philip Smith Mountains and the northern foothills of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The Onion Portage Archeological District is a National Historic Landmark district at the east end of the Kobuk River's course through the park. The site, strategically located at a major caribou river crossing, documents nine cultural complexes spanning from 8,000–6,000 BC to about 1000–1700 AD. [17]
Ivishak River – 90 miles (140 km) Echooka River – 74 miles ... Caribou River (Alaska) – 50 miles (80 km) Gulf of Alaska. Chignik River – 20 miles (32 km)
Changes in caribou migration can be problematic for Alaska Natives, who depend on caribou for food. [16] Caribou in Alaska are abundant; currently there are an estimated 950,000 in the state. [16] The populations of caribou are controlled by predators and hunters (who shoot about 22,000 caribou a year). [16]
Pages in category "Rivers of North Slope Borough, Alaska" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In Alaska, the Western Arctic Caribou herd (490,000 strong in 2004) traverses the Brooks Range in its annual migration. The smaller Central Arctic herd (32,000 in 2002), as well as the 123,000 animal Porcupine Caribou herd, likewise migrate through the Brooks range on their annual journeys in and out of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The ...
Land mammals that roam this refuge include brown bears, red foxes, wolves, and caribou from the Southern Alaska Peninsula herd. Marine mammals are common in the productive waters surrounding this refuge. Harbor seals, Steller's sea lions, and sea otters and even walrus inhabit nearby coastal waters and lagoons. Harbor seals frequently haul out ...
The potential oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge threatens the Porcupine caribou herd's calving grounds, while climate change forces polar bears to change their hunting and denning patterns. Additionally, the unique marine ecosystem of the Arctic basin is being disturbed by industrial noise and oil exploration.
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