“Since 2021, WWF and BAS have been asking the public to become \u2018Walrus Detectives\u2019 and help contribute to conservation science by searching for and counting walruses<\/a> in thousands of satellite images taken from space,” says WWF on its website.<\/p>\n The walrus\u00a0is what is known as a keystone species<\/a>, meaning it plays a pivotal role in supporting the ecosystem<\/a> it lives in. But today, melting sea ice as a result of climate change is putting increasing pressure on these powerful animals.<\/p>\n Being able to monitor them is therefore more important than ever. And that’s exactly what the\u00a0Walrus\u00a0from Space project aims to do, delivering a census of Atlantic walrus populations in Canada, Greenland and the Norwegian Arctic using satellite imagery \u2013 information which can then be used to explore what might happen to them as the climate changes.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWalruses\u00a0are big, powerful animals, but they are also increasingly vulnerable to the implications of the climate\u202fcrisis, as the sea ice is literally melting out from underneath them,\u201d says Rod Downie, Chief Adviser at Polar & Oceans for WWF.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThis recently found site in Svalbard is exciting and demonstrates that we have so much more to learn about\u00a0walrus\u00a0distribution and abundance.<\/p>\n \u201cThe\u00a0Walrus\u00a0from Space programme helps us better understand\u00a0walruses, how they are being affected by the climate crisis now and how they might respond in a climate altered future.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe are doing this to provide evidence to support the conservation of the species across its range.\u201d\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"Walrus\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Walrus-scaled.jpeg\")
The Walrus from Space project is an ambitious five-year collaboration between WWF-UK and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Credit: Emmanuel Rondeau, WWF-UK<\/p>\n