1. Artic National Wildlife Refuge ::ANWR:: By: Stephanie Barthelette

2. ANWR In Alaska’s northeast corner, the ANWR is 19.6-million-acres of remote land… In Alaska’s northeast corner, the ANWR is 19.6-million-acres of remote land…

3. Location It is comprised of tundra as well as marshes, lagoons and rivers situated between the rugged foothills of the Brooks Range and the wide, icy waters of the Beaufort Sea. Southernmost Latitude: 53.0N Westernmost Longitude: 180.0W Northernmost Latitude: 74.0N Easternmost Longitude: 130.0W

5. The Coastal Plain

6. Wildlife The ANWR is inhabited by 45 species of land and marine mammals, ranging from the pygmy shrew to the bowhead whale. Some of the well- known are the polar, grizzly, and black bear; wolf, wolverine, Dall sheep, moose, muskox, and the animal that has come to symbolize the area's wildness, the free-roaming caribou. Thirty-six species of fish occur in Arctic Refuge waters, and 180 species of birds have been observed on the refuge.

7. First Main Point..  1. How much land would be considered for Exploration? Only the 1.5 million acres or 8% on the northern coast of ANWR is being considered for development.

8. Second Main Point…  2.How much oil is there? Studies of the ANWR coastal plain indicate it may contain between 600 million and 9.2 billion barrels of recoverable oil.

9. .You Decide. POSSIBLE PROS… *Jobs will be created *Income for Alaska & Federal Government *Oil production which will help U.S. problems *No known environmental damage *No known damage that will hurt the animals POSSIBLE CONS… *Possibility of hurting environment *Possibility of hurting the animals *Maybe not as much oil as expected *Money lost, no gain