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Disappearing sea ice forces thousands walruses to haul out on coast of Alaska
2015-08-28 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: With the sea ice they depend on for hunting and habitat disappearing at the end of the Arctic melt season, thousands of walruses have once again hauled out onto the northwestern Alaskan shoreline near Point Lay, Alaska. The haul out was revealed by photographer Gary Braasch in photographs dated Aug. 23 and confirmed to Mashable by the U.S. Geological Survey. Such haul out events, which can be dangerous for walruses since they can be trampled to death when gathered so tightly together and scarce...
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