Science For Alaska: Olivia Lee

Home on the ice: Sea ice change and Arctic wildlife

Olivia Lee, Research Associate, UAF-GI

Sea ice plays a prominent role in the lives of walrus and ice seals in the Arctic. Learn how scientists and subsistence hunters are collaborating using a combination of satellite imagery and local observations to study the effects of changing sea ice on the behavior and migration of walrus, bearded, ringed and spotted seals in Alaska.