Trampling blamed for walrus deaths

Courtesy Outdoor Recreation News  Fri, 10/02/2009 - 09:37

Trampling likely killed 131 mostly young walruses forced onto the northwest coast of Alaska by a loss of sea ice, according to a preliminary report released Thursday.


 

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