Icelandic Walruses May Have Been Early Victims of Human-Driven Extinction

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• Episode: Icelandic Walruses May Have Been Early Victims of Human-Driven Extinction
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• Duration: 00:04:45
• Published: 2019-11-11 22:29

There are no walruses in Iceland, but, at one time, there were hundreds. The timing of the walruses' disappearance suggests that the population's loss may be one of the earliest known examples of humans driving a marine species to local extinction. The Ghost of Walruses Past Walruses used to be a major feature of life in Iceland.