SAN FRANCISCO— Today the Center for Biological Diversity filed a scientific petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the Pacific walrus under the federal Endangered Species Act due ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – As sea ice melts at an alarming rate, 21 environmental groups urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to complete the endangered species listing for the Pacific walrus. However, ...

With tusks like an elephant and the body of an overgrown seal, the Pacific walrus is one blubbery beast. This ungainly animal, often gathered en masse on rocky beaches or seen riding ice floes, dives ...

Melting sea ice due to climate change isn’t just a problem for people living in coastal regions that are slowly being flooded. It threatens the survival of species like walruses, which are uniquely ...

(CN) – The Trump administration said Wednesday the Pacific walrus will not be listed as a threatened species, despite environmental groups’ claims the aquatic mammal is in danger. The U.S. Fish and ...

An environmental group announced on Thursday that it plans to sue the Trump administration for refusing to list the Pacific walrus under the Endangered Species Act. The Center for Biological Diversity ...

The Pacific walrus won’t be protected under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday that the “species has demonstrated an ability to adapt to changing ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska-- The Trump administration announced Wednesday it will not list the Pacific walrus as a threatened species based on diminished Arctic Ocean sea ice, concluding that the marine ...

WASHINGTON, DC, February 9, 2011 (ENS) – The Pacific walrus warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act, but an official rulemaking to propose that protection is currently precluded by the ...

In celebration of World Walrus Day, National Museum of Natural History director Kirk Johnson talks about his new documentary on the saber-toothed seals Jack Tamisiea As a paleobotanist, Kirk Johnson’s ...

A rescued baby walrus who'd been receiving "round-the-clock" cuddles as part of his treatment has died, the Alaska SeaLife Center said on Saturday. The Pacific walrus calf, believed to be roughly a ...

From walruses to turtles and woodpeckers to toads, the Trump administration Wednesday declined to list 25 species as endangered, noting that extra protection “is not warranted at this time.” Of ...