The walrus, one of the iconic Arctic species, was hunted for three centuries around Svalbard almost to extinction. In 1952, when it was made a protected species, there were only about 100 left.

A walrus which has drawn large crowds to Scarborough ... A New Year's Eve fireworks display in the town was cancelled to protect the Arctic animal. The giant mammal has drawn huge crowds to ...

Cornwall Wildlife Trust said the sighting off Padstow on Wednesday was the first of a walrus, an Arctic animal, in the area A walrus has been spotted off the coast of Cornwall for the first time.

A walrus spotted on rocks in Ireland's County Kerry is likely to be an adolescent that left the Arctic in search of new breeding grounds and food, according to an expert. The rare sighting was ...