Number of Walruses Hauled Out near Point Lay, Alaska, Swells to over 20,000

Number of Walruses Hauled Out near Point Lay, Alaska, Swells to over 20,000:

Just weeks before Arctic sea ice extent reaches a record or near-record annual low, observers estimate that over 20,000 walruses have hauled-out near Point Lay, Alaska. The aerial observers also have spotted dead walruses on their flights over the Chukchi Sea.

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