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Why is drilling oil reserves in the arctic national wildlife refuge controversial?

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POLAR BEARS AT RISK

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The Arctic Refuge is important habitat for this doubly threatened species. They rely on its coastal plain region to make dens, give birth, and raise their young. Denning bears and their cubs are at most risk during a stage of oil and gas exploration called seismic surveying.

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