Pacific walrus Archives - The Wildlife Society

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ordered to reconsider walrus listing

June 16, 2021

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service did not adequately support its decision not to list the Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) under the Endangered Species Act, a federal court ruled earlier this month. After a …

Environmental group sues over walrus ESA decision

March 20, 2018

The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit in federal District Court for the District of Alaska, challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to withdraw the Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) from …