16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Walrus hunting in the Chukchi Sea
Winter is very long in the Chukchi peninsula. To survive the harsh conditions and the long winter months, Chukchi people must hunt walrus as well as whales and seals during the short summer. This is subsistence and sustainable hunting as quotas are estimated every year.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 10.2017 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2018 |
Photo Location: | Enurmino village, Russia |
Camera: | Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
Copyright: | © Jean-François Lagrot |