Visit Alaska's Crystal Creek Lodge for a Walrus Safari, Legal Ivory

Take an epic journey to Alaska and come face-to-tusk with endangered walruses.

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It's the middle of June, and I’m crawling on my belly over a patch of soft, springy tundra along Cape Greig, Alaska, searching for a group of sunbathing walruses.

I’m in commando mode, my face so close to the ground the grass tickles my nose. The walrus is a skittish creature. Noise from planes, boats, and visitors can cause herds to stampede, crushing smaller, younger animals—it's one of the most common ways for a walrus to die.