Are Walruses Endangered?

I found this article at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/03/science/earth/03walrus.html?_r=1&ref=science.
The Pacific walruses are facing a threat from global warming, walruses have been crowding beaches and rocks along the Russian and American sides of the Bering Strait because of the coastal sea ice that normally serves the walruses as a home. Biologists issued a report that 131 walruses were found dead near Icy Cape, Alaska, on September 14th they died from being crushed or stampeded. This was mainly because the Chukchi Sea the heart of the walrus subspecies’ range, was nearly just open water. In 2007, there were several thousand deaths reported around this same area. At this time the population still remains abundant at 200,000 by some account, double the number in the 1950’s. As long as hunting and the crowding of beaches don’t keep accuring experts do not foresee the species’ becoming extinct. An environmental group called Center for Biological Diversity, concluded that there was sufficient scientific evidence of the rising stress on the animals from climate change to consider granting the Pacific walrus protection under the Endangered Species Act.

I believe that walruses should be considered an endangered species, their homes are being melted away, there are too many of them to live substantially well. They are over populated in too small of areas to not get hurt by one another or by people. I believe that this article opened my eyes to understand oceanic life is a very crucial habitat. People think that we are being affected so drastically, we don’t even see that it could be so much worse and we could all be prancing around on a beach and get ran over by a speed boat.

This article made me react in a concerning point of view toward the lives of these innocent creatures. They do their best to find a good home and we go and take them all out as if they were vultures taking themselves onto our prideful land. Why can’t we be more humane about the outcome of others lives and not just ours. I adore the scientist that are doing their best for the walruses, even though we can’t make a lot of ice and just put it somewhere for them to live. They are trying to do their best at, at least concerning others of their potential life threat. “The Center for Biological Diversity, concluded that there was sufficient scientific evidence of the rising stress on the animals from climate change to consider granting the Pacific walrus protection under the Endangered Species Act.” This quote made me feel horrible, the stress for animals seems to be none at all right? You wouldn’t think that animals could be so emotionally affected just by the weather and different climate changes. You figure that they would just adapt to what they are given.

In conclusion, it is a difficult time for Pacific walruses, but not to worry scientist are configuring a way to help them out. I look up to these scientist who care so much about the creatures and natural habitats on this planet. I find it to be admiring that the scientist who are researching these beloved animals are at no risk of themselves but to only help a innocent creature continue its life to its most normal extent.