A fundraising campaign has been launched to build a statue in memory of Freya, a 1,300-pound walrus euthanized this week by Norwegian authorities, who said she was a threat to human safety.
Freya had also been seen along the coasts of several European countries in recent months, including Britain, Denmark and the Netherlands.
“Sadly, it’s going to get worse as we get more of these polar species starting to come to different waters,” said Karen Stockin, a marine ecologist at New Zealand’s Massey University. New Zealand is experiencing similar challenges in managing marine mammals, including‘Cheeky’ sea lions are returning to New Zealand’s shores — and locals are learning to share the coast
“Our days of having more clear, definite boundaries between some of these animals and our own existence — with climate change — is going to get less. We’re going to have more overlap in our communities and our coastal environment.
“You wouldn’t be on the Serengeti and thinking it is okay to be up close and personal with a lion,” Stockin said. She said that in cases such as Freya’s, authorities should focus on “people management, not animal management.” “Something weird happens when it comes to marine mammals. People will get far closer than they ever would with any typically sized terrestrial wild animal. It’s nuts,” Stockin said. “And if it’s not adequately managed by authorities … it’s the animal that suffers.”
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