Ask the Biden Administration to Safeguard the Western Arctic: Expand Protections, Build on Conservation Success

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We have a pivotal moment to protect millions of acres in the abundant yet fragile Western Arctic.

Now is the time to act. Your voice can make a crucial difference in urging the BLM to safeguard the wildlife and communities that rely on this irreplaceable landscape. By adding a personalized comment, you’ll help ensure that the Biden Administration continues to strengthen its conservation legacy, securing lasting protections for generations to come.

Leverage the Biden Administration's recent historic move to protect over 13 million acres of this irreplaceable landscape by encouraging further protections for the Western Arctic.

Highlight its ecological, cultural, and subsistence importance, and emphasize the need for expanded and connected protected areas to safeguard the region from industrialization for the benefit of wildlife and Alaska Native communities.

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RFI: Special Areas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska

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Thank you for recently acting to protect 13 million acres in the Western Arctic. Please build upon this momentum by identifying new areas for protection and conservation values in this irreplaceable landscape. Resources like the Teshekpuk Lake and Western Arctic Caribou herds deserve attention in this process. Please pay special attention to vital migration routes, calving grounds and how we can better connect Special Areas so that wildlife and people alike can benefit from these gifts for generations. The Western Arctic is simply irreplaceable. The 40 Alaska Native communities in the region who live a subsistence lifestyle deserve to have the opportunity to pass on their way of life to their children and grandchildren. This is a very rare opportunity for us to help identify new areas for protection and provide maximum protections in order to stop industrialization from encroaching on this incredibly important place. We hope you will build on your conservation legacy by further protecting the Western Arctic. New and expanded protections will ensure that the diversity of wildlife and Alaska Native communities in the Western Arctic can thrive for generations to come.

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A large caribou stands to the left, staring toward the viewer. Large antlers swoop upward into the sky. The caribou stands in a field of short brown feathery plants. Photo by Bob Wick, Bureau of Land Management