Onshore walrus carcass survey
Detailed Description
USGS surveys walrus carcasses found onshore to survey for health concerns and to develop methods to detect and count carcasses from satellite to meet reporting requirements of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Here USGS research wildlife biologist Anthony Fischbach attends to an orphan calf discovered during a survey.
Permit: MA3376D
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
Photographer: V. Annisket, U.S. Geological Survey/Iḷisaġvik College
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