NBC news reports on how a large amount of Walruses were found crowded on an Alaskan beach during a time when they would normally be hunting from the arctic ice:
The walrus has become one of the species whose future survival is threatened by the changing climate.
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The 35,000 walruses recently spotted jammed onto an Alaskan beach were a very visual sign of what wildlife scientists know and worry about: From the Arctic to Antarctica, some species are having to adapt, or die, in the face of the long-term threat of a warming planet and more immediate danger like habitat destruction.
“It’s got conservation groups scrambling for solutions,” says Lee Hannah, a climate change biology researcher at the nonprofit Conservation International. “We’re really seeing this across the board.”
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