Why is drilling for oil in A.N.W.R. an important environmental issue? What exactly is A.N.W.R.?

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Alaskan Natural Wildlife Reserve. This area has been designated to remain natural in order to preserve the breeding grounds of the animals there, mainly the caribou. Drilling there will show that no place is beyond the reach of technology and disturbance. Perhaps we should refrain from drilling there just to prove that we can survive without it. We need to prove to ourselves that we can allow other species to survive.