Wildlife Wednesdays.

• Author: Anderson, Tasha
• Position: ENTERTAINMENT - Conference news

Community partners such as Alaskans for Palmer Hay Flats, the Alaska Wildlife Alliance, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the North Gulf Oceanic Society, and a host of others across the state coordinate to produce Wildlife Wednesday Lectures. Department of Fish and Game Education Specialist Brenda Duty says the goal of the lectures is "to highlight the research that's going on through fish and wildlife agencies and organizations throughout Alaska, as well as bring to the forefront some of the viewing opportunities for wildlife and how people can connect with wildlife across the state."

In April, there are Wildlife Wednesday events in Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley.

On April 8 in Anchorage at the Alaska Zoo Gateway Hall, the topic is Killer Whale Predation on Gray Whales in the Unimak Island Region. The Fish and Games website says, "Most of the Eastern North Pacific gray whale population migrates through Unimak Pass, Alaska. Over one hundred 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."

In Palmer at the Mat-Su College FSM...