A friend of mine got this great pic of a female moose munching on some leaves in the Seward, Alaska area today.
#Alaska #AlaskaWildlife #Moosetodon

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 Let the lawsuits begin, but for now YAAAAAAAAAY!!!
"The Interior Department announced Wednesday it will cancel the last remaining oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and move to restrict drilling on 13 million acres in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska...Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, speaking to reporters Wednesday, said the Arctic refuge is like no other place on Earth and needs to be protected. It supports millions of migratory birds, polar bears and caribou herds sought by local Alaska Native hunters, she said.

“Climate change is the crisis of our lifetime and we cannot ignore the disproportionate impacts being felt in the Arctic,” Haaland said. “We must do everything within our control to meet the highest standards of care to protect this fragile ecosystem.

“With today’s action, no one will have rights to drill for oil in one of the most sensitive landscapes on Earth,” she said." #Alaska
 #PlanetEarth #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis https://www.adn.com/business-economy/energy/2023/09/06/biden-administration-cancels-state-owned-oil-leases-in-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge/ 

 Young bull moose is shedding his velvet. It doesn't hurt them although it's not that pretty. Photo by Lacee Johnson
#Alaska #AlaskaWildlife #Moosetodon

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