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Adrian Flanagan waits with the walrus  -  20 Aug 2007
Yachting World,It measures 4 miles across at its widest and is home to a defunct light and a seemingly large number of walrus rookeries. I tried maneuvering into the more

ENVIROMENT: Many headless walruses found in Alaska  -  20 Aug 2007
Daily Times,Dozens of walrus carcasses have washed up on beaches this summer, many missing their heads and ivory tusks. While rotting, headless carcasses are not

Alaskan hunters experience global warming first hand  -  20 Aug 2007
SitNews,The ice left Wainwright so quickly in June -- a month earlier than usual -- that Oliver Peetook didn't have the chance to get a walrus.

Probe into headless walrus mystery  -  Aug 16, 2007
ic Wales,Dozens of headless walrus carcasses have washed up on Alaska beaches this summer, prompting an investigation by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

The walrus is Paul  -  Aug 17, 2007
YourHub.com,..."He's dead, you know...the WALRUS IS PAUL," he cried passionately, and rose to his full 5'4" height for emphasis. I'd been making my way to Laurie's house

Precarious home  -  Aug 19, 2007
Anchorage Daily News (subscription),Then, on driftwood pads, the people built double-walled homes made of walrus hides and insulated with dried grass. After I was born, there was still one old

Witnessing walrus hug inspired film  -  Aug 16, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription),During one such walrus hunt, they watched a female fiercely protecting her pup. “The intensity and the devotion was amazing,� Ravetch says.

Officials investigate rash of headless walrus carcasses  -  Aug 16, 2007
SitNews,By ALEX DEMARBAN ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Dozens of walrus carcasses missing their heads and valuable tusks have been discovered on western Alaska beaches in

Officials investigate rash of headless walrus carcasses  -  Aug 16, 2007
TheNewsTribune.com (subscription),By ALEX DEMARBAN Anchorage Daily News ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Dozens of walrus carcasses missing their heads and valuable tusks have been discovered on western

Officials investigate rash of headless walrus carcasses  -  Aug 16, 2007
The Olympian,ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Dozens of walrus carcasses missing their heads and valuable tusks have been discovered on western Alaska beaches in recent weeks,

Review: Arctic Tale  -  Aug 18, 2007
Cinematical,The movie concentrates its story around a baby polar bear and a baby walrus as they struggle to survive in the Arctic mountains and islands ... especially

Walrus Carcasses Generate Concern in Alaska  -  Aug 15, 2007
ToTheCenter.com,Wildlife officials in Alaska are concerned after numerous walrus carcasses have washed up on the Alaskan beaches of Norton Sound in the past several months.

Headless Walruses Alarm Alaska Officials  -  Aug 16, 2007
Washington Post,By MARY PEMBERTON AP ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- An unusually high number of walrus carcasses missing their heads and ivory tusks have washed up on beaches this

Headless walrus carcasses wash up on beaches  -  Aug 15, 2007
KTUU,Officials are not sure if anyone has broken the law, since Alaska Natives are allowed to legally hunt walrus for subsistence. However, they must salvage

Tale seeks to tell the cold truth about the Arctic  -  Aug 15, 2007
Malaysia Star,Suddenly, a hungry polar bear appeared, eyeing the walrus herd. The horrified couple stood between the hunter and the hunted, with no place to run.

Headless Walruses Alarm Alaska Officials  -  Aug 16, 2007
ABC NewsA dead walrus without its ivory tusks lay washed up on a beach of Norton sound off the coast of Nome, Alaska on Wednesday Aug. 15, 2007.

Headless walruses alarm Alaska officials  -  Aug 16, 2007
San Jose Mercury News,By MARY PEMBERTON AP Writer A dead walrus without its ivory tusks lay washed up on a beach of Norton sound off the coast of Nome, Alaska on Wednesday Aug.

US investigates walrus deaths  -  Aug 15, 2007
United Press InternationalSteve Oberholtzer, a special agent for the US Fish and Wildlife Service in Anchorage, said 79 walrus carcasses missing their heads and valuable tusks have

Many Headless Walruses Found in Alaska  -  Aug 15, 2007
Forbes,By MARY PEMBERTON 08.15.07, 5:57 PM ET Dozens of walrus carcasses have washed up on beaches this summer, many missing their heads and ivory tusks.

Arctic Tale challenges role of a documentary  -  Aug 17, 2007
London Free Press,The two filmmakers focused on two animal families, in one case the saga of a mother polar bear and her two cubs, in the other the challenges facing a walrus

'Arctic Tale': Cold, cute, cautionary  -  Aug 17, 2007
Cincinnati Post,Narrated by Queen Latifah, "Arctic Tale" follows a polar bear dubbed Nanu and a walrus called Seela (both created through many years' worth of composite

The Walrus Says  -  Aug 15, 2007
Jamestown Press,By Jim Munro Violinists Emily Anthony and Mary Spotts will return to the community center stage tonight for the 18th annual Jamestown Community Chorus

Movie review: 'Arctic Tale' warms the heart  -  Aug 16, 2007
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),Creatively edited from 15 years' worth of footage shot near the North Pole, it follows a walrus calf and a polar bear cub to illustrate the perils of their

“Arctic Taleâ€?  -  Aug 17, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune,...“Arctic Tale,� a National Geographic movie that pads along in quest of “March of the Penguins� loot, fixes its camera eye on a cub walrus and cub polar bear

`Arctic Tale' is a story about global warming that uses cute ...  -  Aug 17, 2007
San Jose Mercury News,The husband-and-wife team of Adam Ravetch and Sarah Robertson were assigned by the National Geographic Natural History Unit to film the walrus,

'Arctic Tale' too warm, cozy for its own good  -  Aug 17, 2007
Baltimore Sun,A mother and daughter walrus memorize each other's features with their whiskers; a polar-bear mother teaches her cubs how to catch a ring seal by smelling

• 'Arctic Tale' follows life journeys of walrus and seal  -  Aug 11, 2007
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com,But this follows a walrus and a seal from birth to adolescence to maturity in the frozen lands of the Arctic. No, he's not doing the voice of Miss Piggy,

Expedition to ice-choked Arctic waters thrills Edmonton high ...  -  Aug 18, 2007
Edmonton Journal,..."I've always been interested in conservation, in wildlife and in geology and on this trip I've seen whales, Arctic fox, walrus, seals and polar bears.

The Walrus is Paulie  -  Jul 22, 2007
Washington Post,Chase's first comment about the ending: "The Walrus was Paulie." We, and pretty much everyone else, assumed he was referring to the show's character Paulie

Filmmakers took the plunge with their animal subjects  -  Aug 16, 2007
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,So, she and Ravetch, specialists in underwater cinematography, decided to build a walrus-proof cage. But how big should it be, they wondered.

THUMBS UP THUMBS DOWN  -  Aug 18, 2007
The Coloradoan,Thumbs up to Walrus Ice Cream! Walrus donated fabulous ice cream for Neighbor to Neighbor's ice cream social celebrating Fort Collins annual "Neighborhood

Arctic Animals Play Starring Role in Climate Change Film  -  Aug 14, 2007
Voice of AmericaMoviegoers also meet a walrus pup named Seela, and her extended family of blubbery giants of the icy sea. Husband and wife co-directors Adam Ravetch and

A warm and fuzzy ‘Arctic Tale’  -  Aug 16, 2007
Kansas City Star,Basically we get the parallel tales of Nanu, a polar bear cub, and Seela, a walrus, who are born at the same time and who over three years are taught by

Headless walruses alarm Alaska officials  -  Aug 18, 2007
Prescott Herald,By MARY PEMBERTON, AP Writer Thu Aug 16, 5:38 PM ET ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An unusually high number of walrus carcasses missing their heads and ivory tusks

Walrus/Radar Cover Collaboration Hasn't Even Hit Newsstands Yet ...  -  Aug 9, 2007
Earthtimes.org9 -- Radar Magazine's third issue hits newsstands next week with a provocative cover co-created by the New York based ad agency, Walrus.

Parents' Guide  -  Aug 17, 2007
Baltimore Sun,What it's about // A polar bear cub and a walrus pup are followed from birth to maturity in this nature documentary. The Kid Attractor Factor // Cute

Headless walruses alarm Alaska officials  -  Aug 16, 2007
Sky Valley Journal,By MARY PEMBERTON, AP Writer 2 hours, 45 minutes ago ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An unusually high number of walrus carcasses missing their heads and ivory tusks

Headless Walruses Alarm Alaska Officials  -  Aug 16, 2007
PhysOrg.com,By MARY PEMBERTON, AP Writer A dead walrus without its ivory tusks lay washed up on a beach of Norton sound off the coast of Nome, Alaska on Wednesday Aug.

Arctic Tale  -  Aug 17, 2007
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,The film follows the walrus, Seela, and the polar bear, Nanu, on their journey from birth to adolescence to maturity and parenthood in the frozen Arctic

Movie review | 'Arctic Tale' (G) ***  -  Aug 17, 2007
Miami Herald,The movie purports to be the story of two baby animals, a polar bear cub named Nanu and a walrus pup named Seela. We grow very attached to these two

Bear (and walrus) necessities: SDSU grad takes a polar bear's ...  -  Aug 7, 2007
San Diego CityBEAT,It focuses on Nanu, a polar bear cub, and Seela, a young walrus. It's the story of two families of animals coping with new challenges amid their changing

Headless Walruses Alarm Alaska Officials  -  Aug 16, 2007
The Ledger,By MARY PEMBERTON AP Writer An unusually high number of walrus carcasses missing their heads and ivory tusks have washed up on beaches this summer,

Headless Walruses Alarm Alaska Officials  -  Aug 16, 2007
Worcester Telegram,By MARY PEMBERTON AP Writer ANCHORAGE, Alaska— An unusually high number of walrus carcasses missing their heads and ivory tusks have washed up on beaches

Coercive ‘Arctic Tale' may leave viewers cold [3 hrs ago]  -  Aug 16, 2007
NewsOK.com (subscription),Instead, maximum screen time must be dedicated to the baby bears' cuddly-cuteness and the walrus' oh-so hilarious propensity for flatulence.

Headless walruses alarm Alaska officials  -  Aug 16, 2007
Leading The Charge,By MARY PEMBERTON, AP Writer Wed Aug 15, 8:37 PM ET ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An unusually high number of walrus carcasses missing their heads and ivory tusks

Dozens of headless walruses found on beaches in Alaska  -  Aug 16, 2007
Juneau Empire (subscription),AP ANCHORAGE - Dozens of walrus carcasses have washed up on beaches this summer, many missing their heads and ivory tusks. While headless carcasses are not

Arctic Warming Hurts Native Hunters  -  Aug 18, 2007
Technocrat.net,A very important part of their diet, the walrus has a hard time hunting itself once the ice it needs for refuge is gone nearer the shores and floats over

Dozens of headless walruses washing up on Alaska beaches ...  -  Aug 16, 2007
Canada East,ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An unusually high number of walrus carcasses missing their heads and ivory tusks have washed up on beaches this summer,

Dozens of headless walruses washing up on Alaska beaches ...  -  Aug 16, 2007
Canoe.ca,By MARY PEMBERTON ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An unusually high number of walrus carcasses missing their heads and ivory tusks have washed up on beaches this

Ice, ice, Baby  -  Aug 17, 2007
Tulsa World,The story focuses on the cycle of life for two polar residents — a walrus named Seela and a polar bear named Nanu — from birth to becoming parents

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