Stena (walrus)

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][3] She was estimated to have been around 25 to 30 years old when she died.[4]

Stena
SpeciesWalrus
SexFemale
DiedJuly 2022
Finland

Biography

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.[1][3] Stena was reportedly very weak, and it was decided to bring her to a veterinary hospital in a zoo.[5]

Death

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.[1] The zoo stated that she would likely not have survived in the wild. A pathologist was to determine her cause of death.[5]

References
  1. "The lost walrus did not survive the journey". Sweden Posts English. 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  2. Mizzy, Sugar. "Finnish qualifier Stena died during transport – NRK Urix – Foreign news and documentaries". europe-cities.com. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  3. "Finnish qualifier Stena died during transport - news Urix - Foreign news and documentaries - Teknomers English News". 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  4. "Freya has caught swans and hearts in the Oslo Fjord. In Finland, her relative died on Tuesday night". Norway Posts English. 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  5. "Walross in Finnland nach aufsehenerregenden Aktionen gestorben" [Walrus dies in Finland after spectacular actions]. Der Standard (in Austrian German). 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.


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