Walrus sausages for Chukotka

A sausage maker from Anchorage, Alaska is in Chukotka this week to help Yupik walrus hunters preserve their meat.

Doug Drum of Indian Valley Meats plans to install a canning facility in Lorino, a coastal village in Chukotka.

The canning project is sponsored in part by the Alaska-Chukotka Development Program at the University of Alaska Anchorage with a grant from U.S. Agency for International Development.

Canning will enable walrus hunters to process, preserve and distribute their catch around the region. The product will have a shelf life of about 10 years.