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Walruses Hauling Out to Alaska Shoreline

Larry Schweiger   |   Last Updated: December 23, 2015

By Larry J. Schweiger

Thousands of walruses, many of them mothers and calves, have left the shrinking and thinning Chukchi Sea ice for the Alaska shoreline. The packed beaches can lead to tramplings and deaths for the walruses.

Wildlife Facts | Alaska, Chukchi Sea, walruses
Published: September 14, 2010
Written by Larry Schweiger

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