Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Issued about 9 years ago
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The total documented retrieved harvest at Wales for the spring of 1982 was 119 walruses Odobenus rosmarus, including 43 adult males, 58 adult females, 15 adults of unknown sex, and 3 calves. The number of animals shot and lost was not determined. Lower canine teeth unaccompanied by soft tissues were obtained from 90 walruses, reproductive tracts with teeth from 9 females, and stomachs with teeth were collected from 3 animals. The median age of 43 adult male walruses whose teeth were examined was 19 years. The median age of 58 adult females was 13 years. The number of manhours spent per walrus retrieved was 8.32.