Falklands researcher to discuss increase in whale numbers

November 15, 2016

University Relations

 

A researcher will talk Wednesday, Nov. 16, about using observations from Falkland Islands residents to document the increase in baleen whale numbers.

Veronica F. Frans, a research assistant with the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute in the Falklands, will present "A whale of a tale: Using local ecological knowledge to investigate baleen whale recovery and distribution around the Falkland Islands."

The presentation will be from 12:15-1 p.m. in Room 130 of the Murie Building.

Download a flier here.

For more information, contact Falk Huettman at 907-474-7882 or fhuettmann@alaska.edu.