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North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management

North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management. The North Slope Borough is approximately the size of Minnesota and is comprised of 8 Inupiat villages ranging in size from ~ 185 people to ~ 3,000 people in Barrow It is unique that a municipality government has a wildlife department-

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North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management

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  1. North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management The North Slope Borough is approximately the size of Minnesota and is comprised of 8 Inupiat villages ranging in size from ~ 185 people to ~ 3,000 people in Barrow It is unique that a municipality government has a wildlife department- Our primary responsibilities are to: conduct research and monitoring of subsistence resources: bowhead & beluga whales, seals, fish, caribou, arctic fox, and waterfowl document harvest and harvest location data from all 8 North Slope villages

  2. Respond to hunters concerns (e.g. animal health issues) and to requests from the AEWC Participate in the IWC to maintain the bowhead quota Review State and Federal on- and off-shore oil and gas leasing, and development plans through the NEPA process (EA’s and EIS’s), and work closely with the NSB Permitting Department

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