Anthony Fischbach
Applying wildlife biology tools, including satellite imagery interpretation and telemetry, to address Pacific walrus conservation problems.
Professional Experience
2022 - Present Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
2004 - 2022 Wildlife Biologist, USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
2003 - 2004 Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Kodiak, Alaska
1999 - 2003 Wildlife Biologist, USGS, Alaska Biological Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1998 - 1999 Wildlife Biologist, Marine Mammals Management, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska
1997 - 1999 (summers) Volunteer Wildlife Biologist, Tongass Bat Habitat Project, U.S. Forest Service, Thorne Bay, Alaska
1995 - 1998 Biological Technician / Walrus Harvest Monitor, Marine Mammals Management, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska
1994 - 1995 Volunteer, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Soldotna, Alaska
Education and Certifications
M.A. 1994 University of Texas, Austin, TX Ecology
B.S. 1989 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Molecular Biology
Affiliations and Memberships*
Reviewer: BioScience, Arctic, Marine Mammal Science, Progress In Oceanography, Polar Biology
Contributor: R-sig-geo
Honors and Awards
1989-1990 Fulbright Scholar, Bayreuth, Germany
Science and Products
Divergent movements of walrus and sea ice in the northern Bering Sea
Catalogue of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) maternal den locations in the Beaufort Sea and neighboring regions, Alaska, 1910–2010
Enumeration of Pacific walrus carcasses on beaches of the Chukchi Sea in Alaska following a mortality event, September 2009
Modeling haul-out behavior of walruses in Bering Sea ice
Pacific Walrus Response to Arctic Sea Ice Losses
Molecular method for determining sex of walruses
Adjusting for telemetry bias in behavior data
Landward and eastward shift of Alaskan polar bear denning associated with recent sea ice changes
Comparison of remotely deployed satellite radio transmitters on walruses
Genetic characterization of brown bears of the Kodiak Archipelago
Polar bear aerial survey in the eastern Chukchi Sea: A pilot study
Habitat characteristics of polar bear terrestrial maternal den sites in northern Alaska
Science and Products
Divergent movements of walrus and sea ice in the northern Bering Sea
Catalogue of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) maternal den locations in the Beaufort Sea and neighboring regions, Alaska, 1910–2010
Enumeration of Pacific walrus carcasses on beaches of the Chukchi Sea in Alaska following a mortality event, September 2009
Modeling haul-out behavior of walruses in Bering Sea ice
Pacific Walrus Response to Arctic Sea Ice Losses
Molecular method for determining sex of walruses
Adjusting for telemetry bias in behavior data
Landward and eastward shift of Alaskan polar bear denning associated with recent sea ice changes
Comparison of remotely deployed satellite radio transmitters on walruses
Genetic characterization of brown bears of the Kodiak Archipelago
Polar bear aerial survey in the eastern Chukchi Sea: A pilot study
Habitat characteristics of polar bear terrestrial maternal den sites in northern Alaska
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