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
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