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16 December 2021 / KNOM Radio Mission / Davis Hovey
Event

Bowhead pod visits Savoonga with ice conditions unsuitable for hunting

Savoonga, Alaska, United States

Earlier this week, a pod of about nine Bowhead whales were seen off the northern coast of Savoonga but young ice conditions around St. Lawrence Island prevented hunting. If local hunters hauled a whale out onto young ice, it would break apart.


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