Printable Walrus Range Map There are two subspecies of walrus the Atlantic and Pacific For both their world is changing fast Walruses are threatened by a warming climate and subsequent sea ice loss that can increase crowding at terrestrial haulout sites and limits access to preferred habitat
Take a deep dive and learn all about the walrus from what they like to eat to how they care for their young Click here for a library of walrus resources 1 There are two main subspecies of walrus The Atlantic and Pacific which both occupy different areas of the Arctic The Atlantic walrus lives in the seasonally ice covered northern waters of Canada Greenland Norway and Russia
Printable Walrus Range Map
Printable Walrus Range Map
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Walrus Odobenus rosmarus also called morse huge seal like mammal found in Arctic seas There are two subspecies the Atlantic walrus Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus and the Pacific walrus O rosmarus divergens Male Pacific walrus are slightly larger with longer tusks The grayish skin of the walrus is 2 4 cm 1 2 inches thick with
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Printable Walrus Range Map
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The walrus Odobenus rosmarus is a large pinniped marine mammal with discontinuous distribution about the North Pole in the Arctic Ocean and subarctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere It is the only extant species in the family Odobenidae and genus Odobenus
Distribution and Habitat Atlantic walruses range from central Canada to the Kara Sea Russia Pacific walruses occur from the eastern Kara Sea to Alaska In Canada the Atlantic walrus population can be further divided into four groups south and east Hudson Bay northern Hudson Bay Davis Strait Foxe Basin and Baffin Bay
Atlantic Walrus Photo credit J W Higdon High Arctic population Special concern Central Low Arctic population Special concern Nova Scotia Newfoundland Gulf of St Lawrence population Extinct 2017 Table of contents Table of contents COSEWIC assessment summary Atlantic Walrus High Arctic population
The commercial harvesting of walrus in the 19th and 20th centuries resulted in a rapid decrease of walrus across their Arctic ranges including the extirpation of the Northwest Atlantic population TEK has been recorded on unpublished maps in meetings minutes documented in a number of different published papers DFO 2002a DFO 2012a NCRI
Walrus eat clams shrimp molluscs snails sea cucumbers and worms that inhabit shallow waters Habitat and distribution There are two subspecies of walrus O rosmarus rosmarus or the Atlantic walrus is found in eastern Canada and the High Arctic
November 20 2017 2 mins read Walruses have a circumpolar distribution in that most subspecies inhabit Pacific waters while others are primarily found in the Atlantic seas Scientists have yet to determine the conservation status of a walrus precisely due to their circumpolar distribution Range The Atlantic walrus prefers the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean Bering Sea James Bay and the Labrador coast Ice floes drift on these waters which are less than 80 to 100 metres deep During the winter the walrus seeks areas where the water doesn t freeze
7 25 to 11 5 feet Weight Up to 1 5 tons Walruses have wrinkled brown and pink skin long coarse whiskers flat flippers and lots of blubber on their bodies to keep them warm in the cold Arctic