Stena (walrus) explained

Stena
Species:Walrus
Gender:Female
Death Date:July 2022
Death Place:Finland

Stena, also known as the walrus of Hamina, was the nickname of a female walrus who, in July 2022, died while being transported in Finland.[1] [2]

Stena was first spotted near Hamina, where she spent the night on a beach. Two days later, she got stuck in a fishing net near Kotka and capsized a fishing boat. Following this, Stena swam up a river and climbed over land to a domestic garden 150 meters inland. Stena was reportedly very weak, and it was decided to bring her to a veterinary hospital in a zoo.[3]

Rescue teams hoped to transport Stena away from the garden in a box and over to Korkeasaari Zoo in Helsinki. However, she did not survive the journey. The zoo stated that she would likely not have survived in the wild. A pathologist was to determine her cause of death.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mizzy . Sugar . Finnish qualifier Stena died during transport – NRK Urix – Foreign news and documentaries . 2022-08-15 . europe-cities.com . 20 July 2022 . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2022-07-21 . Finnish qualifier Stena died during transport - news Urix - Foreign news and documentaries - Teknomers English News . 2022-08-15 . en-US.
  3. News: 20 July 2022 . Walross in Finnland nach aufsehenerregenden Aktionen gestorben . Walrus dies in Finland after spectacular actions . . de-AT . 14 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220726022011/https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000137614350/walross-in-finnland-nach-aufsehenerregenden-aktionen-gestorben . 26 July 2022 . live.