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Whalemen carve a carcass of a walrus on the shore near the village of Lorino, Chukotka, Russia. Chukchi people who depend on whaling for survival have a special permission for whale hunting within an annual quota of 140 gray whales.
- Package: Russia Chukotka Whale Hunting
- Categories: Environmental Issues
- Location: Chukotka Autonomous Area, Russia
- Event date: 18.08.2020
- Date published: 25.08.2020
- Author: Vladimir Astapkovich
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5410x3607px, 13.8Mb
- Job-ID: e8941dca4f9b8248