The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Friends of Animals has been lobbying Congress to fight efforts to open up the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling and exploration. The Refuge provides a home for more than 200 species of birds and other animals including Tundra swans, caribou, polar bears, grizzly bears and wolves.

News and Updates

Playing Games With the Arctic

Spring, 2006

Oil Drilling Stripped From Defense Spending Bill

December 21, 2005

Washington Post: Environmentalists Make Last Stand On Alaskan Drilling

October 27, 2005

Give Up Those Bridges and Help Make Our Home Planet a Better Place

October 12, 2005

Foundations of a Movement: An Animal Rights Conference

July 11, 2005

Arctic Refuge Again Threatened By Oil Drilling Proponents

Act•ionLine, Spring 2005

Senate Votes to Allow Arctic Drilling

March 16, 2005

Supporters Rally to Protect the Arctic Refuge

February 3, 2005

Urgent: Action Needed for Arctic Refuge

November 18, 2004