Walruses are notoriously difficult to count — and population estimates range widely. A preliminary one in 2017 put the number at 283,213, with the caveat that it could be as low as 93,000 or as ...

Walruses are notoriously difficult to count — and population estimates range widely. A preliminary one in 2017 put the number at 283,213, with the caveat that it could be as low as 93,000 or as ...

Walruses are facing a "death sentence" after the Trump administration declined last month to list the Pacific walrus as endangered, according to the Center for Biological Diversity.

Pacific walruses are harvested in Russia and Alaska. (Devin Johnson) He also pointed out that humans who rely on walruses for food still have ecologically positive relationships with the species.

Groups of walruses are vulnerable to disturbances, but it's hard to avoid them if you don't know where they are. A new tool from U.S. and Russian researchers draws on history to protect the animals.

Walruses are known for their long tusks and fuzzy, mustached faces, but a recently discovered species looks a little ...

Walruses for years came ashore intermittently during their fall southward migration but not so early and not in such numbers. "This is actually all new," Jay said.

Walruses are the main stars on Round Island, but they are not the only characters here. While I was visiting, I saw red foxes playing on the hillside and clown-faced puffins nesting in the cliffs.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials said they cannot determine with certainty that walruses are likely to become endangered “in the foreseeable future,” which the agency defines as the ...

In fact, last year’s haul-out was by no means the first time it’s happened. Since 2007, walruses have hauled out every year except for 2008 and 2012, in groups of up to 20–30,000.

Like all pinnipeds, walruses are amphibious, finding their sustenance in the sea and their respite on land or ice. They are neither long-distance swimmers nor deep-sea divers, as some whales and ...