Walrus Haul-Out (IMAGE)

Wildlife Conservation Society

Walrus Haul-Out

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Increased numbers of walrus on haul-outs are being observed due to receding summer sea ice in the Arctic. As many as 100,000 have been reported on land at one time at Cape Serdtse-Kamen (Chukotka, Russian Federation).

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Chukot-TINRO

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