Alejandro Acevedo-Gutiérrez

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WWU Biologists to Study the Hunting Behavior of Local Seals From the Air 2020-09-29
Western grad student Bobbie Buzzell awarded a Sea Grant Fellowship 2020-01-21
Biology's Alejandro Acevedo-Gutierrez: Seals, salmon and the Salish Sea 2019-06-20
Faculty Awards & Recognition Ceremony set for April 25 2019-04-08
New Innovative Teaching Showcase features the use of inquiry-based learning 2016-04-26
Faculty pegged to design international initiative at Western 2012-06-01
Nice Vest! A touch of neon halts harassment of New Zealand seals

It’s an old saw among officials responsible for protecting everything from porcupines to penguins: “We don’t manage wildlife, we manage people.” Now, researchers in New Zealand have put a neon twist on preventing people from bugging wildlife. They found that simply placing a volunteer wearing a…

2010-12-09
Presence of observers prevents fur seal attacks

Further to the recent attacks on fur seals in Kaikoura, comes a timely study just published in Conservation Biology. Alejandro Acedevo-Gutierrez and Lisa Acedevo of Western Washington University, and Laura Boren, DoC’s national marine mammal coordinator, found that the presence of an official-…

2010-12-09
Blue whale feeding methods are ultra-efficient

Foraging whales must have high densities of krill for their feeding methods to be effective, says Alejandro Acevedo-Gutiérrez of Western Washington University in Bellingham. Lunge feeders "have to get more bang for the time underwater, so to speak", he says.

2010-12-09
Seals rarely aggressive, says medical centre

Publicity surrounding the seal-pup swimming pool at the Ohau Stream waterfall has led one person to raise concern about aggressive seals.

An online comment response at marlexpress.co.nz to a story on Wednesday suggests that divers are being bitten and harassed by fur seals along the…

2010-08-13
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