The Warlus are shifting onto the land. "The Big question is, whether they'll find sufficient prey where they are looking".
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Alaska's walrus, especially breeding females, in summer and fall are usually found on the Arctic ice pack. But the lowest summer ice cap on record put sea ice far north of the outer continental shelf, the shallow, life-rich shelf of ocean bottom in the Bering and Chukchi seas Walrus feed on clams, snails and other bottom dwellers. Given the choice between an ice platform over water beyond their 630-foot diving range or gathering spots on shore, thousands of walrus picked Alaska's rocky beaches
Walrus need either ice or land to rest they cannot swim indefinitely |
2 comments:
Well, it looks like that certain species may be under threat. This doesn't surprise me. However, until people are seriously under threat it is unlikely much will happen.
I don't see how it could survive.
Its prey doesn't live on land.
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