Black and white line drawing of a pacific walrus swimming toward the ocean surface.
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Walruses may be brown in real life... but if you could imagine them in any color, what would you choose? Share on social media using #ConservationInColor

Author(s)
Lisa Teas
Type of document
Education
Facility
An aerial landscape photo of a large blue lake along forested land, with snow-capped mountains in the background.
Southern Alaska Fish and Wildlife Field Office
Welcome to our Southern Alaska Office! We have dedicated staff working with partners to conserve fish and wildlife via habitat restoration and conservation, fish assessment and management, technical assistance, cost-sharing, funding, and outreach.
Conservation Office
Anchorage,AK
Mountains and rivers from aerial view
Northern Alaska Fish and Wildlife Field Office
Based in Fairbanks, and in collaboration with our Utqiaġvik (Barrow) Satellite Office, we work with others to deliver conservation over approximately 338-million acres of Alaska. Our responsibilities generally range from the Yukon River Delta region in southwest Alaska, eastward to the Canadian...
Conservation Office
Fairbanks,AK
Program
A rocky shoreline of a river. The water is calm. Mist and green branches line the river.
The Ecological Services Program works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, we work with federal, state, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to...
Program
Falls Church,VA
Species
A large Pacific walrus bull watches the camera.

Walruses are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which prohibits the take (i.e., harass, hunt, capture, or kill) of all marine mammals. Please click the link provided after "For more information" to access the Service's Marine Mammals Management Pacific Walrus website.

FWS Focus
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
Subspecies
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Alaska