Odobenus

Russian and Norwegian hunters have caught walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), polar bear (Ursus maritimus), and seals at the Svalbard archipelago since the 16th century.

Fisheries and aquaculture in the Northeast Atlantic (Barents and Norwegian Seas) 2009

For example, Ullivinirkallak is a place that used to be used for storing walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) meat.

Indigenous knowledge of the Arctic environment 2009

Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) were all but extirpated in some arctic regions [104].

General description of the Arctic biota 2009

Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens): Alaska Stock.

Management and conservation of marine mammals and seabirds in the Arctic 2009

The number of walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) in Svalbard in summer.

Human impacts on the biodiversity of the Arctic 2009

Two sub-species are recognized: the Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) and the Atlantic walrus (O.r. rosmarus) [114].

General description of the Arctic biota 2009

The Late Wisconsinan and Holocene record of walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) from North America: a review with new data from Arctic and Atlantic Canada.

Arctic climate variability prior to 100 years BP 2009

The history of the slaughter of walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) in the North Atlantic and Pacific is well documented [7].

Human impacts on the biodiversity of the Arctic 2009

It shares with the southern parks abundant marine life: Kamchatka crab Paralithodes camtschatica, sea otter (900 animals), sea lion Eumetopias jubatus (EN, 800 breeding animals), Kuril seal Phoca vitulina stejnegeri (500), spotted P. largha and ringed seals P. hispida ochotensis, Risso's dolphin grampus griseus, narwhal Monodon monoceros and walrus Odobenus rosmarus divergens.

Volcanoes of Kamchatka, Russian Federation 2008

The Arctic's Bering and Chukchi Seas are home to the Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens), one of the latest victims of climate change.

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