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Norway euthanizes beloved 1,300-pound walrus named Freya

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If people would've left her alone she would alive it seems.


"The Norwegian government euthanized its celebrity walrus Freya on early Sunday morning, after warning the public to stay away from her.
"The decision to euthanize the walrus was made based on an overall assessment of the continued threat to human safety," said Frank Bakke-Jensen, the director general at the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries, in a news release.

Freya became a social media sensation this summer, Rune Aae, who teaches biology at the University of South-Eastern Norway and manages a Google map of Freya sightings, told CNN. The young female walrus had been spending time at the Oslo Fjord, an inlet on the country's southeastern coast, and was seemingly unafraid of humans, unlike most walruses. Several popular videos show the walrus clambering onto small boats to sunbathe."
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Norway euthanizes beloved 1,300-pound walrus named Freya

The Norwegian government euthanized its celebrity walrus Freya on early Sunday morning, after warning the public to stay away from her.
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DrFunk

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Shit, she wasn't bothering anyone

Edit: aside from the boats I guess
 
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Akira86

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aw, that is unfair

i wonder if she had a human she befriended and that's where she lost the fear and got the habit of basking on a shipdeck.
 
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Yep. People being idiots and letting kids throw rocks and sticks at her, people going up to her for selfies, people going swimming where she was staying etc. was what made the Directory of Fisheries decide to have her killed 🤦

Fucking idiots. 'Oh no, a wild animal is inconvenient for us, we must kill it'.
 
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Freya will have her vengeance one day... 😢 #FreyaDidNothingWrong

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Sad stuff. Seals and walruses are the best.

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Freya the Walrus Keeps Sunbathing On Boats And Sinking Them In Norway (Sad update. See threadmarks)

https://twitter.com/etunKo/status/1549488554425851906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1549488554425851906%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecut.com%2F2022%2F07%2Fno-one-is-having-a-better-summer-than-freya-the-walrus.html The Cut Article An absolute...
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New news, new thread.
 
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Was there no other option for finding her a safe habitat where she wouldn't sink ships??? They just decided "yep nothing can be done about this. Guess we'll just kill her"
 
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Infinity Times Two said:
If she was causing harm (even if it is to norwegian boat owners), Couldn't they have tranquilized her and then fly her to the natural habitat?
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I think they looked at that and decided 'nah, too costly, a bullet is cheaper'. But to be fair, tranquilizing a 1300 pound/~600 kg walrus is probably somewhat challenging.

Mathieran said:
I'm surprised no zoos or aquariums were willing to take her in. RIP
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IIRC the aquarium in Bergen didn't have room for her.
 
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lol what i saw the other thread about her sunbathing and thought that was cute

then 2 days later she gets euthanized. bruh
 
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Gustaf said:
so lets kills them instead, gotcha
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I mean, as harsh as it sounds, biologists and conservationists will often destroy 'problem' animals as they have to weigh the safety of entire animal populations against the welfare of a single individual. As soon as an animal gains a reputation for being dangerous, human persecution inevitably follows and the species as a whole can suffer.

I'm not saying I agree with it, but cases such as Freya's are hardly uncommon, sadly.
 

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Combichristoffersen said:
Yep. People being idiots and letting kids throw rocks and sticks at her, people going up to her for selfies, people going swimming where she was staying etc. was what made the Directory of Fisheries decided to have her killed 🤦

Fucking idiots. 'Oh no, a wild animal is inconvenient for us, we must kill it'.
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The logic behind that is so absurd, that Director has to be trolling. I'd buy it if they tried to move her, shit went wrong and they had to euthanize her, not a great outcome but shit happens and you tried, but jumping straight to killing her is absurd. Hell, could have even relocated her and saved euthanasia as a last option if she kept coming back.
 
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It obviously sucks that they decided to do this but I have to wonder: How the fuck do you even euthanize a walrus?
 
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mAcOdIn said:
The logic behind that is so absurd, that Director has to be trolling. I'd buy it if they tried to move her, shit went wrong and they had to euthanize her, not a great outcome but shit happens and you tried, but jumping straight to killing her is absurd. Hell, could have even relocated her and saved euthanasia as a last option if she kept coming back.
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Yeah! I mean, think of the PR wins of moving her, even with the risk of her coming back.

Instead, you killed a beloved animal (and the mood of Freya Summer).
 
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Bio Booster Armoire said:
I mean, as harsh as it sounds, biologists and conservationists will often destroy 'problem' animals as they have to weigh the safety of entire animal populations against the welfare of a single individual. As soon as an animal gains a reputation for being dangerous, human persecution inevitably follows and the species as a whole can suffer.

I'm not saying I agree with it, but cases such as Freya's are hardly uncommon, sadly.
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It sucks tho because there's a huge difference between 'Animal reacts badly to humans being around and might attack' vs 'Humans poke tiger, get eaten'.
 
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mAcOdIn said:
The logic behind that is so absurd, that Director has to be trolling. I'd buy it if they tried to move her, shit went wrong and they had to euthanize her, not a great outcome but shit happens and you tried, but jumping straight to killing her is absurd. Hell, could have even relocated her and saved euthanasia as a last option if she kept coming back.
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Bio Booster Armoire said:
I mean, as harsh as it sounds, biologists and conservationists will often destroy 'problem' animals as they have to weigh the safety of entire animal populations against the welfare of a single individual. As soon as an animal gains a reputation for being dangerous, human persecution inevitably follows and the species as a whole can suffer.

I'm not saying I agree with it, but cases such as Freya's are hardly uncommon, sadly.
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Australia's shark culling is one of the worst I can think of. Most of which were the wrong species, or even whales+dolphins being killed.
 
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"A moving option would've been complicated and contain risks" said the fishing director.

Don't we as humans move animals all the time, across the world? I fail to see how one walrus away from civilization would've been just too hard.

I guess he meant "costly".
 
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Don't worry, we'll see more of this as animals migrate due to climate change
 
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Combichristoffersen said:
Yep. People being idiots and letting kids throw rocks and sticks at her, people going up to her for selfies, people going swimming where she was staying etc. was what made the Directory of Fisheries decide to have her killed 🤦

Fucking idiots. 'Oh no, a wild animal is inconvenient for us, we must kill it'.
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yeah it sucks. But I 'understand' that she was a danger for people who got to close (they can turn aggressive). So yeah, if people would have just kept a distance and left her alone this most likely wouldnt have happened.
 
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