NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):

Alaska Fish and Wildlife Fund

Project Title: Nesting Ecology of Kittlitz's Murrelet on Kodiak Refuge (AK) - III

Organization:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge

Project ID:

0101.14.045665

Award Amount:

$74938.00

Location:

The study sites are located in the Glacial Refugium of southwest Kodiak Island, where 114 Kittlitz's murrelets nests have been monitored from 2008-2014. This area is characterized by low to mid-elevation ridges with large, continuous areas of scree and talus, ideal for systematic nest searches.