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What gives walruses the willies?

July 30, 2018

Tori Tragis

Photo courtesy of Lori Polasek.
Photo courtesy of Lori Polasek.


Time-lapse cameras set up by former UAF researcher Lori Polasek have documented how planes, boats and sightseers cause walruses to flee beaches.

Read the full story in the 2018 summer issue of Aurora magazine, online here.