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so here we are on the Arctic National

so here we are on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge we’re here looking for

Wildlife Refuge we’re here looking for

Wildlife Refuge we’re here looking for caribou antlers and bones

we are pretty much finding bones

we are pretty much finding bones wherever we go what we have here is a

wherever we go what we have here is a

wherever we go what we have here is a shed bull caribou antler so a male large

shed bull caribou antler so a male large

shed bull caribou antler so a male large male this is where it attaches to the

male this is where it attaches to the

male this is where it attaches to the skull and these two points are these two

skull and these two points are these two

skull and these two points are these two ends rather have been cut by humans

ends rather have been cut by humans

ends rather have been cut by humans what’s interesting about that is that

what’s interesting about that is that

what’s interesting about that is that this antler judging by the weathering is

this antler judging by the weathering is

this antler judging by the weathering is probably a few hundred years old that

probably a few hundred years old that

probably a few hundred years old that looks like we have a real long term

looks like we have a real long term

looks like we have a real long term record of human caribou interactions

record of human caribou interactions

record of human caribou interactions what we’re doing with all these bones is

what we’re doing with all these bones is

what we’re doing with all these bones is trying to put together a picture of what

trying to put together a picture of what

trying to put together a picture of what this ecosystem was like centuries to

this ecosystem was like centuries to

this ecosystem was like centuries to thousands of years ago the Arctic refuge

thousands of years ago the Arctic refuge

thousands of years ago the Arctic refuge is an amazing place gorgeous landscapes

is an amazing place gorgeous landscapes

is an amazing place gorgeous landscapes incredible wildlife viewing beautiful

incredible wildlife viewing beautiful

incredible wildlife viewing beautiful rivers to flow past but it has some

rivers to flow past but it has some

rivers to flow past but it has some challenges including an epic number of

challenges including an epic number of

challenges including an epic number of fogs here’s Eric lounging in the Arctic

this fieldwork is hard the weather’s bad

this fieldwork is hard the weather’s bad often the bugs are horrendous the food

often the bugs are horrendous the food

often the bugs are horrendous the food is pretty darn lousy but wait the

is pretty darn lousy but wait the

is pretty darn lousy but wait the excitement we have of getting out of our

excitement we have of getting out of our

excitement we have of getting out of our tents and finding the bones that are out

tents and finding the bones that are out

tents and finding the bones that are out there it drives us we’re finding things

there it drives us we’re finding things

there it drives us we’re finding things that have never been seen before and

that have never been seen before and

that have never been seen before and it’s incredibly exciting

looking good yeah we like it here

looking good yeah we like it here approximately two thousand beluga whales

approximately two thousand beluga whales

approximately two thousand beluga whales come here every summer to hold their

come here every summer to hold their

come here every summer to hold their skin socialize raise their young and

skin socialize raise their young and

skin socialize raise their young and it’s just a big political party