Observers in Port Heiden, Alaska report significantly reduced sea gull populations and fewer gull eggs for subsistence, coinciding with decreased seal numbers and increased fox populations.
Two hundred walruses surprised residents on an Alaskan peninsula after arriving en masse on a beach.
Residents saw a few hundred walrus hauled out at the beginning of April. By the end of April, they reported seeing about a thousand. On a recent flight over the shoreline, an ADF&G biologist saw only 100.
The herds are increasingly moving around in Bristol Bay, perhaps seeking new feeding grounds, a biologist said.
Walrus in Bristol Bay and Port Heiden are not uncommon in summer. The fact they are present in April is unusual and residents believe factors such as the lack of sea ice, lack of food and warming ocean temperatures may be the reason.
Sea otter population growth not seen in recent history and shellfish harvest have been dropping.
Second sea otter stranding in one week.
Community wonders about cause of illness.
Low seal numbers
Dead walrus observed while assessing for coastal erosion.
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