Rural Alaska

Video: Savoonga residents describe changes in spring sea ice

Spring is walrus hunting season in Savoonga, on the northern coast of St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. But this year, several village residents say the ice has disappeared from view much earlier than it used to. They talk about what they've noticed and how that affects the village.

Marc Lester

Marc Lester is a multimedia journalist for Anchorage Daily News. Contact him at mlester@adn.com.

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