Counting Walruses

Counting walruses

A walrus

Blubbery means having a lot of fat

Grumpy means being bad-tempered

Beasts are big animals

Scouring means looking very carefully

An icon is something famous

How many walrus pictures are on the WWF UK website?

Walruses are big, fat, and a bit grumpy. They are easy to see, but hard to count because they live in a remote place. We do not know how many there are.

Now, scientists will use satellite pictures to find all the walruses in the Atlantic and Laptev Sea. This is important because climate change is hurting these animals.

Peter Fretwell works at the British Antarctic Survey

The ice where walruses live is melting fast. They have to change their behavior and come onto land more often. This is bad for them, but we do not know how bad. This project will help us find out.

Rebecca Morale is a journalist at the BBC

We have been taking pictures of the Earth from space for over 60 years. Our pictures have gotten much better. A long time ago, we could only see big things, but now we can see small things.

Today, our best satellites can see very small details. This has changed how we see the natural world.

Even with good pictures, counting walruses is hard. So, some helpers are looking at pictures to find walruses. They have to look at a big area to find any walruses.

It is hard because some things look like walruses, but are not.

It is a challenge because walruses are hidden, and we have to search for them.

The project needs more people to help count the walruses.

Rod Downie is the Chief Polar Advisor at WWF

We have put over 600,000 pictures on the 'walrus from space' website. We need at least 500,000 people to help us find and count the walruses.

The future of walruses is not certain. Their home is changing fast. But with satellite technology and public help, we will finally know how many walruses there are and how they will do in the future.

How many walrus pictures are on the WWF UK website?

Over 600,000 pictures are on the 'walrus from space' website.

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