Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) found an estimated 35,000 Pacific walruses crowded together on the shore in northwest Alaska.
It's the largest gathering of Pacific walruses ever recorded, and scientists say the reason the walruses have come on shore is because melting sea ice has left them with no other options for refuge.
Margaret Williams, managing director of the Arctic Program for the World Wildlife Fund, joins Take Two for more on what's causing the phenomenon and what can be done to help the animals.