The Pacific Walrus

During recent years there have been repeated reports of extravagant exploitation of the walrus by Eskimos and these have been strengthened by aerial observation of many headless carcasses on beaches of the Bering Sea. So in 1958 the United States Fish and Wildlife Service decided upon an inquiry int...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Oryx
Main Author: Kenyon, Karl W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1960
Subjects:
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Bering Sea
Pacific
eskimo*
walrus*
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0030605300000764
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0030605300000764
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Summary:During recent years there have been repeated reports of extravagant exploitation of the walrus by Eskimos and these have been strengthened by aerial observation of many headless carcasses on beaches of the Bering Sea. So in 1958 the United States Fish and Wildlife Service decided upon an inquiry into the Pacific Walrus, and its hunting and utilization by Eskimo in the Bering Sea region.

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