The Refuge

3. I have been very lucky to be able to volunteer as a mentor for refugee girls for the last three years at International House Fort Wayne. Over that time I have built relationships that are based off of a mutual love and respect for different life experiences. Working with my girls every week, I have come to see that there are gaps in the services that are being provided to our children and families and the knowledge of the staff. In the last year in particular, I have jumped into a volunteer…

Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is not only ethically wrong but can also be very harmful to the environment and surrounding communities. The ANWR is a wildlife refuge in Alaska, it includes more than 19 acres of land and is very significant to the National Wildlife Refuge System (defenders.org). Drilling is ethically wrong in this area because it is one of America's last intact and untouched landscape and is home to 45 species of mammals, 42 fish species, and more than 200…

Summary 1: Homeward bound; it’s no good just shifting Afghans from one refugee camp to another The Afghans won the Soviet War, which lasted from 1979-1989, but over 9 million people have lost their homes and resettlement in the country is tough. Millions of Afghan refugees have either fled to Pakistan or Iran, and 3 million refugees have moved to the cities or the mountains in Afghanistan, hoping to find safety there. Most people wanted to go back to their homes after the war, but not everyone…

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the areas used to protect and conserve America’s wildlife and plants. It is the largest Wildlife Refuge in the country at 19,286,722 acres. For more than over a decade there has been political debates about whether or not there should be drilling for oil on the coastal plains. Oil drilling cause’s damage to the wildlife there and cause for animals to become extinct. I think that there should not be any drilling for oil on the refuge because it’s harmful…

local petroleum. Although the ANWR has large reserves of oil it is a protected wildlife refuge and this is why drilling here becomes a debate. Other people should be informed on issues such as this that concern the environment and the animals involved in its ecosystem. One point which is often discussed are the pros versus the cons of drilling in the refuge. Potentially, very large amounts of oil are in the refuge, but the environmental impacts could be more serious than a person may think.…

Stretching from19 million acres, the Artic National Wildlife Refuge is the greatest land-based unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System. It is without a doubt one of the few intact landscapes in America. Founded in 1960 to preserve its astonishing wildlife and precious ecosystems, the Artic Refuge is where wildlife abundant to the area remains untouched and uninfluenced by human activity. But with all of these extraordinary qualities, the Artic Refuge is in danger of loosing its uniqueness. …

The National Wildlife Refuge System was founded on March 14, 1903 by President Theodore Roosevelt. The Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, along Florida's central Atlantic coast, was the first unit. The Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge was also the first wildlife refuge in the United states. It was created to protect egrets and other birds from extinction through plume hunting. The System has grown to over 562 national wildlife refuges and 38 wetland management districts…

Fogliasso, Christine E., and Margie Washburn. "Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: A Refuge For America?." Insights To A Changing World Journal 1 (2012): 38-51.Academic Search Complete. Web. 7 Oct. 2015. There are many wildlife species in the arctic regions ranging from, birds, caribou herds, polar bears, and more. The porcupine caribou herds are the main food source for the villages that live the subsistence lifestyle in the Arctic region.The expectations of drilling regarding to wildlife are…

the world. For example the Syrian refuge crisis. If the general public were not informed about events like this there would be no push for change. Many worldwide events would go unnoticed in other parts of the world if the news and educational media did not exist. This form of media provides the general public with important worldwide events that affect us. This is important because it brings light to issues around the world. For example lets take the Syrian refuge crisis, the news reports on…

We are NOT!” “We can’t leave it here. You can put it in the boot.” “And take it where, Pen?” “To the Animal Refuge.” “They’ll be closed.” “I’ll ring Kay Wilkins on the way.” “You know her?” “I have spent some time in this town too!” She reached down and touched the soft fur. “She’s a friend of Mum’s.” “I wouldn’t have thought Franchette…” She gave him a quick…