Walruses recovering after 60+ years of protection in Svalbard, Norway

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Kit M. Kovacs, Jon Aars, Christian Lydersen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2014
• Subjects: Arctic; expansion; mother–calf distribution; pinniped; population trend; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Svalbard; Norway; Franz Josef Land; Polar Research; Sea ice; walrus*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v33.26034; https://doaj.org/article/f7e671a077204178b6158d7897d48b77

Walruses were brought to the brink of extinction in Svalbard (Norway) during 350 years of unregulated harvesting. They became protected in 1952, when few remained. During the first 30 years of protection, approximately 100 animals became established within the archipelago, most of which likely came...