Peer Review Plan for the Pacific Walrus (Odebenus rosmarus divergens) Species Status Assessment Report

Peer Review Plan for the Pacific Walrus (Odebenus rosmarus divergens) Species Status Assessment Report
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Peer Review Plan: Species Status Assessment Report for the Pacific Walrus (Odebenus rosmarus divergens). 

Author(s)
Jonathan Jaka, Species Assessment Team Manager
Publication date
Type of document
Planned
Facility
Alaska Region Headquarters
Our regional headquarters is primarily comprised of administrative offices, law enforcement, and the offices of our regional leadership. At this location, you can find staff from our Alaska Migratory Birds Office, Alaska Marine Mammals Office, Conservation Genetics Lab, Ecological Services (...
Administrative Office
Anchorage,AK
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Program
White polar bear bear on ice.
We provide leadership in the conservation and management of our nation's marine mammals under our jurisdiction – sea otters, Pacific walruses, polar bears, and West Indian manatees – as well as the marine ecosystems that support them.
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
Ecosystem
Coastal
Marine
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Alaska