And there is another problem... In some areas along the coast, polar bears have found the walrus. Polar bears too have to swim longer distances as their sea ice resting spots disappear.

Hooked into ice like an ax, they help a walrus clamber from the sea. They also jab rivals and fend off predators. Punctured polar bears have been found floating dead in the ocean. The mustache is ...

But melting sea ice means these predators have a whole new feeding ground to hunt in. And they hunt walrus. On land, polar bears are also attracted to large haulouts - and the smell of carcasses. They ...

In 2008 we petitioned to protect the walrus under the Endangered Species Act, making it the third Arctic species we had sought to protect, following the polar bear and ribbon seal. When the U.S. Fish ...

The density of bears on Wrangel is unlike anywhere else in the Arctic We focused our efforts on the western side of the island, home to a small walrus colony. Adult walruses are too dangerous to ...

"It is the second expedition under the project to study the Kara-Barents marine population of polar bear and Atlantic walrus." "Within a month, the scientists will observe and calculate the ...