Walruses return to Point Lay – but this year, they’re late

About a thousand walruses are hauled out on a barrier island near the village of Point Lay, about 180 miles southwest of Barrow.
Listen NowA young Pacific Walrus bull in coastal Alaska waters. (Photo by Joel Garlich-Miller/USFWS)The haulout is part of an unnerving trend. This year marks the eighth time in a decade that large numbers of walruses have crowded onto land in the area. The animals have been driven to shore as sea ice retreats, limiting access to their usual feeding grounds.
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