Department of Interior Protects 13 Million Acres of Fish and Wildlife Habitat in Alaska
From Trout Unlimited:
ARLINGTON, VA. – The Department of the Interior (DOI) today finalized a rule limiting or prohibiting new oil and gas development across 13 million acres within the National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska, a step that will safeguard pristine fish and wildlife habitat. The 23.5-million-acre reserve located on Alaska’s North Slope is the largest block of federal land in the country and is home to a diversity of fish and wildlife including polar bears, caribou, Dolly Varden, grayling, moose, and hundreds of thousands of migratory birds.
The DOI ruling protects five Special Areas…
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