Global Walrus Populations: Status, Trends, Threats
Reports of new migration patterns may be pointing to impact of warming climate on walrus populations.
Document created 14 September 2010, last updated 04 October 2010
Links to external websites:
[wb1] The Guardian - 14 Sep 10 - Scientists investigate massive walrus haul-out in Alaska - Scientists fear declining Arctic sea ice may have caused an unprecedented mass migration to dry land
[wb2] IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Visit this website's walrus section for reference information about the species.
[wb3] Reuters - 3 Oct 10 - Global warming may be harming Pacific walrus: scientists - For the lumbering, long-tusked marine mammals, problems caused by scarce ice are showing up on beaches in northwestern Alaska and across the Bering Strait in northeastern Siberia
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