Because the sea ice is melting, according to NOAA. This is going to start the usual plethora of charts and maps and all the rest to support Global Warming and Accelerated Climate Change. I just posted it to have people think about it. Also interesting that the animals are adjusting and finding a defense in numbers against predators. Read more @ http://time.com/3450896/walrus-alaska/ And this is a truly sad story - Wildlife Populations Have Dropped by More Than Half @ http://time.com/3446626/wildlife-populations-have-dropped-by-more-than-half/