Join us for an hour-long presentation on walruses with US Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife biologist Devin Johnson!

Devin is part of the USFWS Marine Mammals Management - Walrus Program, and works on population models to predict how walruses will respond to climate change. He participates in fieldwork to monitor harvest and assess population abundance and haulout mortality. Devin will provide an overview on recent publications and ongoing efforts by the Fish and Wildlife Service and their research partners to better understand the Pacific walrus population. Specifically, he will describe a recent modeling effort that simulates how the population may be affected by different future sea ice and harvest scenarios. He will also summarize recent fieldwork to estimate population abundance and collaborative efforts with Alaska Native communities to monitor harvest. 

When: January 21 at 7PM

Where: on Zoom!

Meeting ID: 890 6452 8193

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89064528193

Join the presentation here!

Thanks to NatHab for generously sponsoring our Wildlife Wednesdays this season!