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By Laura Klappenbach, About.com Guide to Animals / Wildlife

Senate Votes Against Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling

Wednesday December 21, 2005
The Senate, today, voted 56-44 to reject a defense spending bill that contained a provision allowing oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).

This victory marks the latest in a long history of thwarted attempts to open the fragile ecosystem to oil drillers. The region is a vital calving ground for caribou and provides critical habitat for polar bears, migratory birds, and musk oxen.

Find out more: Senate Blocks Measure to Allow Arctic Drilling (New York Times/AP)

Discuss: ANWR to Remain Closed to Oil Drilling (A&W Forum)

Photo © Richard C. Bennett

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