Unfortunately, global warming has dramatically altered arctic marine ecosystems, significantly reducing the sea ice Pacific walruses needs for resting, socialization, giving birth and nursing young.

The main habitat and migration areas of walruses ... As of 2013-2017, the Pacific walrus population is estimated at 256,000, and the population of polar bear is between 22,000 and 31,000 ...

The Pacific walrus is slightly bigger than its Atlantic cousins ... particularly due to the loss of their sea ice habitat caused by climate change. This loss has begun to disrupt their way of life and ...

This marine mammal inhabits the Northern Pacific and Northern Atlantic ... to their thick layer of blubber. Walruses have this layer of blubber to help keep them insulated in the cold ocean ...

For the first time, tiny bits of plastic have been found in body tissue of Pacific walruses, lodged in the animals’ muscles, ...

The scientists note that Arctic warming driven by climate change is reducing the walrus’ sea ice habitat and presenting a dire threat to the survival of the species. “It’s long past time for the ...

During a release of captive-bred snails in September, researchers discovered wild-born individuals from the Partula tohiveana ...

On October 4, the US Fish and Wildlife Service ruled against adding the Pacific walrus to the list of threatened and endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. Although the Obama ...

There are two subspecies of walrus – the Atlantic and Pacific – which both occupy different areas of the Arctic. But for both walruses, their world is changing fast. Pacific walruses, like the ones in ...

This is almost the ENTIRE world population of Pacific Walrus - over 100,000 of them, crammed onto a beach no more than a few hundred metres long. This location is so remote, it took the crew over ...

SeaWorld Orlando welcomes a rare, rescued Pacific walrus calf from the Alaska SeaLife Center. The calf, named Ukiaq, which means “autumn” in the Iñupiaq language, was found orphaned in ...

An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert.