US may add Pacific walrus to endangered species list (Guardian Unlimited)

Shrinking summer ice from climate change and oil exploration among the threats facing the Pacific walrus Polar bear, move over. The Obama administration is considering whether to grant endangered species protection to the Pacific walrus because of shrinking summer ice from climate change and oil exploration in the northern Chukchi Sea. Conservationists say the Pacific walrus faces a similar …

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US may add Pacific walrus to endangered species list (Guardian Unlimited)