35,000 walrus come ashore in northwest Alaska
Pacific walrus looking for places to rest in the absence of sea ice are coming to shore in record numbers on Alaska's northwest coast.
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News tagged with walrus
Warming climate leaves Alaskans with fewer walrus to hunt
Anna Oxereok grew up eating walrus in the western Alaska village of Wales. Today it's such a rare treat she can't bring herself to part with the plastic gallon bag of meat in her freezer.
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Aug 6, 2015
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Groups sue to protect walrus from drilling
Six environmental groups have asked a judge to throw out a federal agency rule that concluded oil company exploration off Alaska's northwest coast will have a negligible effect on walrus.
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Nov 10, 2014
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Beat the heat with a walrus retreat
Much of western Europe was sweltering in a heatwave on Friday, but visitors to one Belgian safari park could at least seek shelter in an igloo with a cool view.
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Jul 31, 2020
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Federal government: No threatened species listing for walrus
The Trump administration announced Wednesday it will not list the Pacific walrus as a threatened species based on diminished Arctic Ocean sea ice, concluding that the marine mammals have adapted to the loss.
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Oct 4, 2017
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As walrus arrive, Alaska village tells visitors to stay away
A remote village on Alaska's northwest coast has begun a reverse tourism campaign. Residents want visitors to stay away.
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Oct 12, 2016
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Walrus move to shore in northwest Alaska
Pacific walrus are gathering on the northwest coast of Alaska and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has begun procedures to keep airplanes out of the area.
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Sep 19, 2013
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Epic walrus gathering on again
On both sides of the Bering Strait, summer sea ice has once more dropped to a level that is driving thousands of walruses onto coastal beaches.
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Aug 31, 2015
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Atlantic walrus more vulnerable than ever to Artic warming
Past cycles of climate change, along with human exploitation, have led to only small and isolated stocks of Atlantic walrus remaining. The current population is at high risk of the same issues affecting them severely, according ...
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Sep 27, 2023
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Agency nixes proposed rafts where walrus can rest off Alaska
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has declined for now to create artificial floating platforms for Pacific walrus that come ashore in Alaska because they lack summer sea ice.
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Sep 15, 2015
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