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In the Alaska-Yukon Wilderness, Wildlife Crime Fighters Face a Daunting Task
7.25.2019
Those whose mission is to police the far north carry a heavy burden. The high northern wilderness, still largely pristine, is one of the most ecologically intact places left on Earth. It supports large mammals and their long migrations, a healthy balance between predators and prey, a diversity of habitats, including millions of acres of climate-regulating boreal forest, and the wildlife-dependent livelihoods of northerly indigenous people.
In the Alaska-Yukon Wilderness, Wildlife Crime Fighters Face a Daunting Task
7.25.2019
Those whose mission is to police the far north carry a heavy burden. The high northern wilderness, still largely pristine, is one of the most ecologically intact places left on Earth. It supports large mammals and their long migrations, a healthy balance between predators and prey, a diversity of habitats, including millions of acres of climate-regulating boreal forest, and the wildlife-dependent livelihoods of northerly indigenous people.
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