How many caribou are at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?
There are two caribou herds that use the Arctic Refuge; all 123,000 animals of the Porcupine Caribou herd, and about 19,000 animals (60%) of the Central Arctic herd. The caribou live in the Refuge, and in neighboring lands in the U.S. and Canada. The Arctic Refuge is about 200 miles north to south, and about 200 miles east to west (it’s almost the same size as South Carolina). This remote area remains pretty much as it has been since glaciers covered North America. Because it is so wild, half of the Refuge has been designated as a Wilderness Area,the largest in all the National Wildlife Refuges.
