Boehner falsely claims there’s no ‘wildlife’ in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

[marmar]

from ThinkProgress:



Boehner falsely claims there’s no ‘wildlife’ in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.»

In a press conference today previewing a House Republican trip to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that’s meant to promote drilling, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) doubted the existence of actual wildlife in the refuge. “We’re going to look at this barren, Arctic desert where I’m hoping to see some wildlife,” said Boehner. “But I understand there’s none there.” Boehner repeated his skepticism during an interview on CNN, telling Wolf Blitzer, “I’ll be looking for all that wildlife.” Ironically, CNN paired Boehner’s interview with b-roll of actual wildlife moving around the refuge. Watch it: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/15/boehner-falsely-claims-theres-no-wildlife-in-the-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge/


Boehner would likely be less skeptical if he just visited the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s website for the the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which notes that it is “renowned for its wildlife” and is inhabited by 45 species of land and marine mammals, 36 species of fish and 180 species of birds.


http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/15/boehner-falsely-claims-theres-no-wildlife-in-the-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge/

[sakabatou]

1. What a dumbass.

[dflprincess]

2. Perhaps he's confused about what the term "wildlife" means here

He might have been expecting to see something more like Las Vegas - especially after his fellow Republican, Michelle Bachmann spoke about the caribou "coffee klatches" in the reserve. Nothing really wild about a coffee klatch.

[LiberalEsto]

3. I hope he gets stomped by a nonexistent moose

and then devoured by a nonexistent polar bear.

[XemaSab]

7. Or pecked in the head by a nonexistent jaeger

:o

[shraby]

4. Set him loose up there to walk a few miles with no

gun for protection. Bet he wouldn't do it. There are grizzlies in those parts.

[Botany]

5. The Boner

http://arctic.fws.gov/wildlife.htm

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to some of the most diverse and spectacular wildlife in the arctic. The Refuge's rich pageant of wildlife includes 36 fish species, 36 land mammals, nine marine mammals, and more than 160 migratory and resident bird species.

Mammals:

Refuge mammal list
Gray Wolf
Wolf Story: A family of wolves
Wolf Story (Polish language version)
Polar Bears
Polar bear denning locations and habitats
Brown Bears
Black Bears
Moose migration study
Wildlife Trends: North Slope Moose
Caribou (Porcupine Caribou Herd, Central Arctic Herd, Caribou and the Coastal Plain)
Maps of Caribou locations
Caribou movements in a late spring year (1987)
A Caribou Year (and a scientist's year)
Frequently Asked Questions about Caribou
Three caribou herds
Muskoxen
Dall Sheep

Birds:

Refuge bird list
Which Arctic Refuge birds travel to or through your area?
Bird migration routes
Worldwide bird migration
Tundra Swans
Snow Geese
Map of Snow Geese fall use areas
Eider Egg Hunt: Field Research along the Coast
Wildlife Trends: Peregrine Falcons
Bluethroats
Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Fish:

Refuge fish list
Arctic Grayling
Map of Arctic Grayling locations
Dolly Varden
Map of Dolly Varden locations
Arctic Cisco

[XemaSab]

6. Nope, nothing to see here. Move along.

GEESE, SWANS, DUCKS

___ Greater White-fronted Goose
Common spring/fall migrant and uncommon breeder on coastal plain. Rare migrant in Brooks Range. Common spring migrant on south side.
___ Snow Goose
Common spring migrant, rare summer visitor and abundant fall migrant on coastal plain. Uncommon spring migrant on south side.
___ Ross’s Goose
Casual spring migrant on coastal plain. Hypothetical fall migrant (*).
___ Brant
Uncommon breeder and common migrant on coast.
___ Cackling Goose (formerly a subspecies of Canada Goose)
Common breeder and migrant on coastal plain.
___ Canada Goose
Uncommon breeder on south side. Rare migrant in Brooks Range.
___ Trumpeter Swan
Casual breeder and visitor on coastal plain. Uncommon on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ Tundra Swan
Common breeder on coastal plain. Uncommon migrant on south side.
___ Gadwall
Casual visitor to coastal plain.
___ Eurasian Wigeon
Casual visitor to coastal plain.
___ American Wigeon
Uncommon migrant on coastal plain. Uncommon in Brooks Range, where it may breed (*). Common breeder on south side.
___ Mallard
Rare breeder on inland coastal plain. Uncommon elsewhere on coastal plain, in Brooks Range and on south side.
___ Northern Shoveler
Uncommon visitor on coastal plain and south side. May breed in these areas (*). Rare visitor in Brooks Range.
___ Northern Pintail
Common breeder and migrant on coastal plain and on south side. Rare visitor in Brooks Range.
___ Green-winged Teal
Uncommon breeder on inland coastal plain. Rare breeder and migrant along coast. Common in Brooks Range, where it may breed (*). Uncommon breeder on south side.
___ Canvasback
Casual visitor on coastal plain and south side.
___ Redhead
Casual visitor on south side.
___ Ring-necked Duck
Casual visitor in Brooks Range. Likely rare visitor on south side (*).
___ Greater Scaup
Uncommon migrant and visitor along coast. Rare breeder on inland coastal plain and in Brooks Range. Common visitor on south side.
___ Lesser Scaup
Rare breeder and visitor on inland areas of coastal plain. Uncommon breeder in Brooks Range. Common summer resident on south side, where it likely breeds (*).
___ Steller’s Eider
Rare visitor along coast.
___ Spectacled Eider
Rare breeder and uncommon visitor along coast.
___ King Eider
Fairly common breeder and uncommon migrant along coast.
___ Common Eider
Common breeder on coastal islands. Common migrant along coast.
___ Harlequin Duck
Rare breeder on inland coastal plain. Uncommon breeder in Brooks Range. Rare visitor on south side.
___ Surf Scoter
Uncommon migrant along coast. Uncommon on the inland coastal plain and south side. May breed in both areas (*).
___ White-winged Scoter
Rare on inland lakes of coastal plain. Common migrant along coast. Rare visitor in Brooks Range. Common visitor on south side. May breed in all areas (*).
___ Black Scoter
Uncommon migrant along coast.
___ Long-tailed Duck
Common breeder on coastal plain. Abundant fall migrant along coast. Uncommon in Brooks Range, where it may breed (*). Common visitor and uncommon breeder on south side.
___ Bufflehead
Rare visitor to Brooks Range and south side.
___ Common Goldeneye
Rare visitor to all areas. May breed on south side (*).
___ Barrow’s Goldeneye
Casual visitor on south side.
___ Smew
Accidental visitor on coastal plain.
___ Common Merganser
Casual visitor on inland coastal plain and in Brooks Range. Uncommon visitor to south side.
___ Red-breasted Merganser
Rare breeder and fairly common migrant on coast. Fairly common breeder on inland coastal plain. Fairly common breeder in Brooks Range. Common on south side, where it may breed (*).
GROUSE, PTARMIGAN

___ Ruffed Grouse
Rare permanent resident on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ Spruce Grouse
Uncommon permanent resident on south side.
___ Willow Ptarmigan
Uncommon permanent resident along coast. Common to abundant permanent resident elsewhere on Refuge.
___ Rock Ptarmigan
Common permanent resident in all areas of Refuge.
___ Sharp-tailed Grouse
Annual populations vary. Uncommon permanent resident on south side, where it may breed (*).
LOONS

___ Red-throated Loon
Fairly common breeder and migrant along coast. Rare breeder in Brooks Range and on south side.
___ Pacific Loon
Common breeder on coastal plain and south side. Common migrant along coast. Uncommon breeder in Brooks Range.
___ Common Loon
Rare visitor along coast. Rare on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ Yellow-billed Loon
Uncommon migrant on coast. Rare migrant on inland coastal plain. Rare visitor in Brooks Range and rare breeder on larger lakes in this area.
GREBES

___ Horned Grebe
Casual visitor on coastal plain and in Brooks Range. Uncommon on inland coastal plain and south side. May breed in both areas (*).
___ Red-necked Grebe
Casual visitor to coastal plain and in Brooks Range. Rare on south side, where it may breed (*).
FULMARS, SHEARWATERS

___ Northern Fulmar
Rare offshore visitor.
___ Short-tailed Shearwater
Rare visitor along coast, mostly offshore.
RAPTORS

___ Osprey
Accidental visitor on coastal plain. Rare visitor in Brooks Range and on south side.
___ Bald Eagle
Casual visitor on coastal plain and in Brooks Range. Uncommon breeder on south side.
___ Northern Harrier
Uncommon summer resident on coastal plain. May breed on inland coastal plain (*). Uncommon breeder in Brooks Range. Uncommon visitor on south side.
___ Sharp-shinned Hawk
Casual visitor on coastal plain and in Brooks Range. Uncommon on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ Northern Goshawk
Casual visitor on inland coastal plain. Uncommon breeder on south side.
___ Swainson’s Hawk
Casual breeder on south side.
___ Red-tailed Hawk
Rare visitor on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ Rough-legged Hawk
Rare visitor along coast. Uncommon breeder on inland areas of coastal plain. Uncommon breeder in Brooks Range. Rare breeder on south side.
___ Golden Eagle
Fairly common visitor on coastal plain. Rare breeder on inland coastal plain. Fairly common breeder in Brooks Range. Uncommon breeder on south side.
FALCONS

___ American Kestrel
Casual visitor on coastal plain. Uncommon breeder in Brooks Range. Common breeder on south side.
___ Merlin
Rare visitor on coastal plain. Uncommon in Brooks Range and on south side. May breed in all areas (*).
___ Gyrfalcon
Uncommon permanent resident on inland coastal plain, in Brooks Range and on south side. Rare visitor to coast.
___ Peregrine Falcon
Rare breeder and uncommon visitor on coastal plain. Fairly common breeder in Brooks Range and on south side.
COOTS, RAILS

___ American Coot
Rare visitor on south side.
CRANES

___ Sandhill Crane
Rare breeder and uncommon summer resident on coastal plain. Rare visitor in Brooks Range. Uncommon on south side, where it may breed (*).
SHOREBIRDS

___ Black-bellied Plover
Rare breeder and migrant on coastal plain. Fairly common fall migrant along coast. Rare visitor in Brooks Range.
___ American Golden-Plover
Common breeder on coastal plain and in Brooks Range. Rare visitor on south side.
___ Semipalmated Plover
Uncommon breeder on coastal islands. Fairly common breeder on inland coastal plain. Rare visitor elsewhere on coastal plain. Common breeder in Brooks Range and on south side.
___ Killdeer
Casual visitor on coastal plain.
___ Eurasian Dotterel
Casual visitor on coastal plain.
___ Lesser Yellowlegs
Casual visitor along coast. Uncommon in Brooks Range, where it may breed (*). Common breeder on south side.
___ Solitary Sandpiper
Rare in Brooks Range, where it may breed (*). Uncommon breeder on south side.
___ Wandering Tattler
Uncommon breeder on inland coastal plain. Common breeder in Brooks Range. Fairly common breeder on south side.
___ Spotted Sandpiper
Uncommon breeder on inland coastal plain.Common breeder in Brooks Range and on south side.
___ Upland Sandpiper
Fairly common breeder on inland coastal plain, Brooks Range and on south side.
___ Whimbrel
Uncommon visitor to coast and in Brooks Range. Rare breeder on inland coastal plain. Rare visitor and breeder on south side.
___ Black-tailed Godwit
Accidental visitor to coast.
___ Hudsonian Godwit
Casual visitor on coastal plain.
___ Bar-tailed Godwit
Uncommon on coastal plain, where it may breed (*).
___ Ruddy Turnstone
Fairly common breeder on coast and uncommon breeder on inland coastal plain. Rare visitor in Brooks Range.
___ Surfbird
Rare breeder in Brooks Range.
___ Red Knot
Rare migrant along coast.
___ Sanderling
Rare breeder on coastal plain. Rare spring and uncommon fall migrant along coast. Casual visitor on south side.
___ Semipalmated Sandpiper
Abundant breeder in coastal areas and common breeder on inland coastal plain. Common fall migrant along coast. Rare visitor in Brooks Range and on south side.
___ Western Sandpiper
Rare on coastal plain, where it may breed (*). Uncommon fall migrant along coast.
___ Red-necked Stint
Casual visitor on coast.
___ Least Sandpiper
Rare visitor on coastal plain. Uncommon breeder in Brooks Range. Common breeder on south side.
___ White-rumped Sandpiper
Rare breeder and spring migrant, and uncommon fall migrant, on coastal plain. Casual visitor on south side.
___ Baird’s Sandpiper
Uncommon breeder on coastal plain and in Brooks Range. Common migrant on south side.
___ Pectoral Sandpiper
Abundant breeder on coastal plain. Abundant fall migrant along coast. Fairly common migrant in Brooks Range and on south side.
___ Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Casual migrant on coast.
___ Dunlin
Uncommon breeder and fall migrant along coast. Rare migrant on south side.
___ Stilt Sandpiper
Uncommon breeder and fall migrant on coastal plain.
___ Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Uncommon breeder and migrant on coastal plain.
___ Ruff
Casual visitor on coastal plain.
___ Long-billed Dowitcher
Uncommon breeder and fairly common summer visitor on coastal plain. Common fall migrant along coast. Uncommon migrant on south side.
___ Wilson’s Snipe
Rare visitor on coastal plain. Fairly common in Brooks Range. May breed in both these areas (*). Common breeder on south side.
___ Wilson’s Phalarope
Accidental visitor to coastal plain.
___ Red-necked Phalarope
Common breeder on coastal plain and south side. Common to abundant fall migrant along coast. Uncommon breeder in Brooks Range.


___ Red Phalarope
Fairly common breeder in coastal areas, east to Jago Delta. Uncommon elsewhere on coastal plain. Uncommon fall migrant along coast.
JAEGERS, GULLS, TERNS

___ Pomarine Jaeger
Common spring migrant, summer visitor, and occasional common breeder on the coast. Breeding occurs in years of high lemming populations. Common migrant in Brooks Range.
___ Parasitic Jaeger
Common summer resident and uncommon breeder on coastal plain and in Brooks Range. Uncommon migrant on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ Long-tailed Jaeger
Fairly common breeder on inland coastal plain. Common summer resident and rare breeder along coast. Uncommon breeder in Brooks Range. Rare visitor to south side.
___ Bonaparte’s Gull
Casual visitor to coastal plain and Brooks Range. Uncommon visitor on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ Mew Gull
Rare visitor and breeder on coastal plain. Common breeder in Brooks Range and on south side.
___ Herring Gull
Rare migrant and visitor on coastal plain and in Brooks Range. Uncommon breeder on south side.
___ Thayer’s Gull
Rare visitor on coastal plain.
___ Slaty-backed Gull
Casual visitor along coast.
___ Glaucous-winged Gull
Casual visitor in Brooks Range.
___ Glaucous Gull
Common breeder and abundant summer resident along coast. Uncommon breeder on inland coastal plain.Common breeder in Brooks Range.
___ Sabine’s Gull
Uncommon breeder and migrant along coast.
___ Black-legged Kittiwake
Rare visitor along coast, mostly offshore.
___ Ross’ Gull
Rare migrant along coast.
___ Ivory Gull
Rare migrant along coast.
___ Arctic Tern
Uncommon breeder on coast. Rare breeder on inland coastal plain. Common summer resident on coastal plain and Brooks Range (breeding not documented). Uncommon visitor on south side.
ALCIDS

___ Thick-billed Murre
Rare migrant along coast.
___ Black Guillemot
Uncommon summer resident and rare breeder along coast.
___ Least Auklet
Casual visitor along coast.
___ Horned Puffin
Rare visitor along coast.
OWLS

___ Great Horned Owl
Uncommon permanent resident on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ Snowy Owl
Annual populations vary. Uncommon to common permanent resident and occasional rare breeder on coastal plain. Breeding occurs in years of high lemming populations. Rare visitor in Brooks Range.
___ Northern Hawk-Owl
Uncommon permanent resident on south side.
___ Great Grey Owl
Rare permanent resident on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ Short-eared Owl
Uncommon to common breeder on coastal plain. Breeding occurs in years of high lemming populations. Fairly common in Brooks Range. Rare summer visitor on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ Boreal Owl
Uncommon permanent resident on south side, where it may breed (*).
GOATSUCKERS

___ Common Nighthawk
Casual visitor to coastal plain.
HUMMINGBIRDS

___ Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Accidental visitor in Brooks Range.
___ Rufous Hummingbird
Accidental visitor on coastal plain.
KINGFISHERS

___ Belted Kingfisher
Casual visitor on coastal plain. Uncommon summer resident on south side, where it may breed (*).
WOODPECKERS

___ Downy Woodpecker
Rare permanent resident on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ Hairy Woodpecker
Rare permanent resident on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ American Three-toed Woodpecker
Uncommon breeder on south side.
___ Black-backed Woodpecker
Rare permanent resident on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ Northern Flicker
Uncommon breeder in Brooks Range and on south side.
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS

___ Olive-sided Flycatcher
Uncommon on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ Alder Flycatcher
Common breeder on south side.
___ Hammond’s Flycatcher
Accidental visitor on coastal plain. Uncommon on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ Eastern Phoebe
Accidental visitor on coastal plain.
___ Say’s Phoebe
Rare visitor on coastal plain. Fairly common breeder in Brooks Range.
___ Eastern Kingbird
Accidental visitor on coastal plain and in Brooks Range.
SHRIKES

___ Northern Shrike
Rare visitor on inland coastal plain, where it may breed (*). Fairly common breeder in Brooks Range and on south side.
CORVIDS

___ Gray Jay
Casual visitor on coastal plain. Uncommon breeder in Brooks Range. Common permanent resident on south side.
___ Common Raven
Uncommon permanent resident and possible rare breeder (*) on coastal plain. Uncommon permanent resident in Brooks Range and on south side, where it may breed (*).
LARKS

___ Horned Lark
Rare breeder inland and visitor elsewhere on coastal plain. Fairly common breeder in Brooks Range. Rare visitor on south side.
SWALLOWS

___ Tree Swallow
Casual visitor on coastal plain. Uncommon on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ Violet-green Swallow
Casual visitor on coastal plain. Uncommon breeder in Brooks Range and on south side.
___ Bank Swallow
Casual visitor on coastal plain. Uncommon in Brooks Range and on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ Cliff Swallow
Rare visitor on coastal plain, where it may breed (*). Fairly common breeder in Brooks Range and on south side.
___ Barn Swallow
Casual visitor on coastal plain.
CHICKADEES

___ Black-capped Chickadee
Uncommon permanent resident on south side.
___ Boreal Chickadee
Rare visitor in Brooks Range. Uncommon permanent resident on south side.
___ Gray-headed Chickadee
Uncommon permanent resident in Brooks Range and on south side.
NUTHATCHES

___ Red-breasted Nuthatch
Casual visitor on south side.
DIPPERS

___ American Dipper
Uncommon permanent resident throughout Refuge, except along the coast.
KINGLETS, OLD WORLD WARBLERS, AND THRUSHES

___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Uncommon visitor in Brooks Range. Common breeder on south side.
___ Arctic Warbler
Rare in Brooks Range, where it may breed (*). Uncommon breeder on south side.
___ Bluethroat
Rare breeder on inland coastal plain. Rare visitor in Brooks Range.
___ Northern Wheatear
Rare visitor on coastal plain. Uncommon breeder in Brooks Range.


___ Townsend’s Solitaire
Uncommon visitor in Brooks Range. Uncommon on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ Gray-cheeked Thrush
Rare visitor on coastal plain and in Brooks Range. Common breeder on south side.
___ Swainson’s Thrush
Common breeder on south side.
___ Hermit Thrush
Accidental visitor on coastal plain. Uncommon on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ American Robin
Rare visitor to coast. Uncommon breeder on inland coastal plain. Common breeder in Brooks Range.Abundant breeder on south side.
___ Varied Thrush
Casual visitor on coastal plain and in Brooks Range. Common breeder on south side.
WAGTAILS, PIPITS

___ Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Fairly common breeder on coastal plain. Rare visitor to south side.
___ American Pipit
Rare breeder and uncommon fall migrant on coastal plain. Abundant breeder in Brooks Range.
WAXWINGS

___ Bohemian Waxwing
Casual visitor in Brooks Range. Fairly common summer resident on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ Cedar Waxwing
Accidental visitor on coastal plain.
WOOD WARBLERS, SPARROWS, BUNTINGS, BLACKBIRDS

___ Orange-crowned Warbler
Casual visitor to coastal plain. Fairly common breeder on south side.
___ Yellow Warbler
Rare visitor to coast. Rare breeder on inland coastal plain. Uncommon breeder in Brooks Range. Fairly common breeder on south side.
___ Yellow-rumped Warbler
Casual visitor on coastal plain. Uncommon in Brooks Range. Common breeder on south side.
___ Blackpoll Warbler
Uncommon on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ Northern Waterthrush
Casual visitor on coastal plain. Uncommon on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ Wilson’s Warbler
Rare visitor on coastal plain and in Brooks Range. Uncommon breeder on south side.
___ Western Tanager
Accidental visitor in Brooks Range.
___ American Tree Sparrow
Rare visitor to coast. Common breeder on inland coastal plain. Abundant breeder in Brooks Range and on south side.
___ Chipping Sparrow
Casual visitor on coastal plain.
___ Clay-colored Sparrow
Accidental visitor on coastal plain.
___ Savannah Sparrow
Common breeder on coastal plain, in Brooks Range and on south side.
___ Fox Sparrow
Rare visitor on coast. Rare breeder on inland coastal plain. Common breeder in Brooks Range and on south side.
___ Lincoln’s Sparrow
Rare visitor on south side.
___ White-throated Sparrow
Casual visitor on coastal plain.
___ White-crowned Sparrow
Rare visitor along coast. Uncommon breeder on inland coastal plain. Common breeder in Brooks Range. Abundant breeder on south side.
___ Golden-crowned Sparrow
Rare in Brooks Range, where it may breed (*). Uncommon breeder on south side.
___ Dark-eyed Junco
Rare visitor to coastal plain and in Brooks Range. Abundant breeder on south side.
___ Lapland Longspur
Abundant breeder on coastal plain and in Brooks Range. Uncommon migrant on south side.
___ Smith’s Longspur
Rare visitor to coastal plain. Fairly common breeder in Brooks Range and on south side.
___ Snow Bunting
Common breeder along coast and in Brooks Range.
___ Red-winged Blackbird
Casual visitor on coastal plain and in Brooks Range.
___ Rusty Blackbird
Casual visitor on coastal plain. Rare visitor in Brooks Range. Uncommon breeder on south side.
___ Brown-headed Cowbird
Casual visitor on coastal plain.
FINCHES

___ Gray-crowned Rosy-finch
Fairly common breeder in Brooks Range. Uncommon summer resident on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ Pine Grosbeak
Uncommon permanent resident on south side, where it may breed (*).
___ White-winged Crossbill
Common permanent resident on south side.
___ Common Redpoll
Common breeder on coastal plain, in Brooks Range and on south side. Permanent resident on south side.
___ Hoary Redpoll
Common breeder on coastal plain, in Brooks Range and on south side. Permanent resident on south side.
___ Pine Siskin
Casual visitor on coastal plain. Rare visitor on south side.


Freshwater Species

____ Sheefish (Stenodus leucichthys)
____ Round whitefish (Prosopium cylindraceum)
____ Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush)
____ Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)
____ Northern pike (Esox lucius)
____ Lake chub (Couesius plumbeus)
____ Longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus)
____ Trout-perch (Percopsis omiscomaycus)
____ Burbot (Lota lota)
____ Ninespine stickleback (Pungitius pungitius)
____ Slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus)
____ Threespine stickleback (Gasterasteus aculeatus)
____ Alaska blackfish (Dallia pectoralis)
____ Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus)
Anadromous Species

(* denotes freshwater-only form of species also)
____ Least cisco* (Coregonus sardinella)
____ Bering cisco* (Coregonus laurettae)
____ Arctic cisco (Coregonus autumnalis)
____ Broad whitefish* (Coregonus nasus)
____ Humpback whitefish* (Coregonus pidschian)
____ Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
____ Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
____ Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
____ Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
____ Rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax)
____ Arctic lamprey* (Lampetra japonica)
____ Dolly Varden* (Salvelinus malma)
Marine Species

____ Pacific herring (Clupea harengus Pallas)
____ Capelin (Mallotus villosus)
____ Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida)
____ Saffron cod (Eleginus gracilis)
____ Fourhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus quadricornis)
____ Arctic sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpioides)
____ Greenland seasnail (Liparis tunicatus)
____ Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus)
____ Slender eelblenny (Lumpenus fabricii)
____ Stout eelblenny (Lumpenus medius)
____ Eelpouts (Lycodes spp.)
____ Arctic flounder (Pleuromectes glacialis)
____ Starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus)
____ Arctic hookear sculpin (Artediellus scaber)
____ Arctic staghorn sculpin (Gymmocanthus tricuspis)
____ Whitespotted greenling (Hexagrammus stelleri)
____ Bering wolffish (Anarchichas orientalis)



INSECTIVORES (shrews)

____ Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus) Wet areas and forests.
____ Dusky Shrew (Sorex monticolus) Wet meadows and forests south of the mountains.
____ Pygmy Shrew (Sorex hoyi) Forests and open areas south of the mountains.
____ Tundra Shrew (Sorex tundrensis) Wet tundra and forests.
____ Barren Ground Shrew (Sorex ugyunak) Wet tundra and forests.
LAGOMORPHS (hares and rabbits)

____ Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus) Forests and shrub thickets.
RODENTS (squirrels, voles, lemmings, etc.)

____ Alaska Marmot (Marmota broweri) Rocky, mountainous areas.
____ Arctic Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) well-drained areas.
____ Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) Forests.
____ Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) Ponds and marshes south of the mountains.
____ Beaver (Castor canadensis) Lakes and rivers south of the mountains.
____ Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) Meadows and open forests south of the mountains.
____ Tundra Vole (Microtus oeconomus) Meadows near water.
____ Yellow-cheeked Vole (Microtus xanthognathus) Forests and wet areas.
____ Singing Vole (Microtus miurus) Well-drained tundra and shrub thickets near water.
____ Northern Red-backed Vole (Myodes rutilus) Tundra and forests.
____ Brown Lemming (Lemmus sibiricus (trimucronatus)) Well-drained raised areas in wet-sedge tundra.
____ Northern Bog Lemming (Synaptomys borealis) Wet areas, forests, and meadows south of the mountains.
____ Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus) Sedge tundra.
____ Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) Forests and shrub thickets.
CANIDS (foxes and wolves)

____ Coyote (Canis latrans) Rare in open areas.
____ Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) All areas.
____ Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus) Tundra north of the mountains.
____ Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) All areas.
FELIDS (cats)

____ Lynx (Lynx canadensis) Forests.
URSIDS (bears)

____ Black Bear (Ursus americanus) Forests.
____ Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) Valleys, plateaus, and open areas.
____ Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Along the coast and on ocean ice.
MUSTELIDS (weasels)

____ Marten (Martes americana) Forests.
____ Ermine (Mustela erminea) Open forests and tundra.
____ Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis) Open, wet areas.
____ Mink (Mustela vison) Wet areas south of the mountains.
____ Wolverine (Gulo gulo) Forests and tundra.
____ River Otter (Lontra canadensis) Rivers and lakes mainly south of the mountains.
CERVIDS (deer)

____ Moose (Alces alces) Forests, shrub thickets, and wet areas.
____ Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) All areas.
BOVIDS (goats and sheep)

____ Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) Tundra north of the mountains.
____ Dall Sheep (Ovis dalli) Rocky slopes and meadows in the mountains.
PINNIPEDS (seals and walrus)

____ Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) Rare along the coast.
____ Spotted Seal (Phoca largha) Coastal waters and on ocean ice.
____ Ringed Seal (Phoca hispida) Ocean ice along the coast.
____ Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus) Coastal waters and on ocean ice.
CETACEANS (whales)

____ Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) Coastal waters.
____ Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Rare in coastal waters.
____ Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) Coastal waters.

[DCKit]

9. I can imagine them all snuggled up against the pipeline for warmth...

lining the roadsides waiting for handouts from generous passers-by, the lion and the lamb.... Oh wait, that's the Disney/Boehner version.

If they'd planned ahead, they would have used it for Nnewcuelur testing through the 60's and wiped out the wildlife while nobody was looking or cared. Too late now, assholes.

We'll have to trust the Dem visitors to take plenty of stunning pictures to refute the lies we're bound to hear at the end of the trip. It should be entertaining to watch the Republics lie their heads off on the talk show circuit while a HD slideshow of one of the most stunning places on earth plays behind them.

[Botany]

10. Nothing there .....

Well maybe the last free roaming heard of migratory animals in North America

[nosmokes]

8. With McCain't as a leader I don't reckon we can expect too much from the

rest of the GOPosse, eh?