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Biologist Tracks Walruses Forced Ashore As Ice Melts
Description: Tens of thousands of walruses have crowded onto a stretch of beach in northwest Alaska. The animals were forced to swim to shore after the Arctic Sea ice they usually live on disappeared. It's a phenomenon that was unheard of five years ago. Anthony Fischbach, a wildlife biologist, is trying to get a handle on what the dramatic change in behavior could mean for the species long-term. [Source: National Public Radio]
URL: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130083334
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Source: National Public Radio
Publish Date: 9/26/2010
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