Thanks to a hunting ban, walrus populations on Svalbard have recovered and now count high populations. (Photo: Heiner Kubny) Walruses were once abundant in the Svalbard archipelago, but 350 years of unchecked hunting brought them to the brink of extinction. Walruses...
Walruses feed almost exclusively on small molluscs. How do they get them out of the sea floor? With their tusks, it was assumed for a long time. Not true. (Image: Heiner Kubny) By Peter Balwin Around the North Pole lives an animal that has always appealed to man...
