Sign-on letter calling on the Alaska State Legislature to create a State Wildlife Refuge at Tangle Lakes.
Moose near Tangle Lakes (Source: Bruce James via savetanglelakes.org)
The Tangle Lakes region is a hub for hunting, fishing, hiking, canoeing, and camping. It is also wildlife-rich and includes wintering habitat of the Nelchina Caribou Herd. But it’s threatened by mining. Pure Nickel, a Canadian company with funding from the Japanese company ITOCHU, has conducted extensive explorations for nickel, copper, and platinum. The region’s champions have proposed creating a State Wildlife Refuge to protect the area from mining.
Hikers at Tangle Lakes (Source: Northern Alaska Environmental Center)
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Alaskans for Responsible Mining 