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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

Unusual mass migration in Alaska (see link to The Guardian article below) may be sign of ongoing changes in walrus populations caused by the warming up of the arctic. As sea ice disappears over the coming decades, the species' future may be at risk.

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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