Anchorage

• March 11, 7 pm – 8 pm
  Wildlife Wednesday Lecture: Bristle-thighed Curlew
  Learn about Alaska’s rare shorebird and its connection to national wildlife refuges in Hawaii and the Pacific. Kristine Sowl, a wildlife biologist with the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, takes you on a journey to its remote western Alaska breeding grounds and winter home on the islands and atolls of the Pacific.  This lecture will be held at the Alaska Zoo Gateway Hall.

  Additional Information

  The Anchorage Wildlife Wednesdays Lecture Series is a partnership between the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Alaska Geographic, Alaska Zoo, USGS and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service,

• April 8, 7 pm – 8 pm
  Wildlife Wednesday Lecture: Killer Whale Predation on Gray Whales in the Unimak Island Region
  Most of the Eastern North Pacific gray whale population migrates through Unimak Pass, Alaska. Over 100 killer whales also arrive to intercept them with effects that ripple through the near-shore and terrestrial ecosystem. Craig Matkin, Executive Director for the North Gulf Oceanic Society, will discuss this interaction and how it affects the marine ecosystem.  This lecture will be held at the Alaska Zoo Gateway Hall.

  Additional Information

  The Anchorage Wildlife Wednesdays Lecture Series is a partnership between the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Alaska Geographic, Alaska Zoo, USGS and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

Juneau

• March 13, 6:30 pm and 8:00 pm
  Mendenhall Glacier Fireside Lecture Series: Bats! Winged Wonders of the Night
  "Bats! Winged Wonders of the Night" Citizen science and biological research teach us how Juneau’s five species of bats survive in SE Alaska’s coastal rainforest. ADF&G’s Karen Blejwas and Michael Kohan report their findings.This lecure series is held at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitors Center in the auditorium.
• April 1, 7 pm – 8 pm
  Wildlife Wednesdays Lecture- Small Mammals of Southeast Alaska: What's here? Why and Why not?
  Small Mammals of Southeast Alaska, from bats to black marmots. What’s here, what’s not, and why the distribution is bizarre. Southeast was almost completely covered with ice until a few thousand years ago. What little critters colonized a landscape that was emerging from glaciers and rising from the sea? Where did they come from and how did they get here? Presented by Riley Woodford with the Alaska Department of Fish & Game. This lecture series is sponsored by the Alaska Wildlife Alliance and is held at the Thunder Mountain High School Library.

Palmer

• March 25, 7 pm – 8 pm
  Wildlife Wednesday Lecture: Fur Seals and Weddell Seals: From Open Ocean to Icy Shores
  Mat-Su College FSM Building, 8295 E College Drive off of Trunk Road in Palmer, AK. With Roxanne Beltran of University of Alaska. Although pinnipeds are some of the most far-ranging animals on the planet, researchers are still searching to answer many questions about their basic life histories. What do these animals eat? How far do these animals travel? How deep do they dive? How do their annual life cycles work? In this talk, we will discuss current research methods for exploring these questions, focusing on Antarctica’s Weddell seals and Alaska’s Northern fur seals.
• April 29, 7 pm – 8 pm
  Wildlife Wednesday Lecture: McNeil River Brown Bears
  Mat-Su College FSM Building, 8295 E College Drive off of Trunk Road in Palmer, AK. With Wildlife Technician, Drew Hamilton of Alaska Department of Fish and Game. In early July through mid-August, chum salmon congregate between a series of rocks and boulders that form McNeil River Falls. Since there are only a few rivers in the area with similar fishing sites, brown bears congregate here in numbers that have brought McNeil River worldwide fame. Drew has spent several field seasons at McNeil and will share his impressive photographs and amazing tales!