In Finland, the qualifier Stena has made almost as big an impression as Freya has in Norway. The large animal has been eating in the Finnish archipelago lately. But when she appeared in a garden in the town of Kotka, 150 meters from the sea, it caused concern among the Finns. A picture from the town shows Stena sleeping, stretching and taking her life calmly on the grass, right by the children’s trampoline. Many hoped that Stena herself would move from the garden. Photo: Sasu Mäkinen / Lehtikuva The homeowners notified the naudetatane, who finally decided that the animal should be moved to a game hospital. Concerns about Stena’s health were already expressed before. – For the blink of an eye, the health of the animal is very poor, said Nina Trontti, director of animal care at Korkeasaari Zoo. Starved and thin The assessment was that the walrus’ fat layer was very thin, and that Stena probably would not survive in the wild in the condition she was in. The animal had to get away from the garden anyway, writes Yle. The choice was between killing, or trying to transport her to the game hospital. The walrus Stena lay in the garden in the Finnish town of Kotka for several hours on Tuesday. YLE – Transfer is one of the alternatives. If the qualifier is in very poor condition and dies under anesthesia, it is of course also a possible situation, Trontti said. Firefighter Juha Säämänen tells Iltalethi that it was clear that Stena had no plans to move from the garden itself. – We have tried to move it, but it does not really react to it, he says, and add that they tried to stab the animal with a stick and a brush. Stena lay in the garden in the town of Kotka for several hours on Tuesday. She has much longer tusks than Freya. Photo: Antro Valo / Yle Did not survive the trip The police, two veterinarians, an animal caretaker, a firefighter and a rescue unit participated in the work, according to Iltalethi. Many people also showed up to see the animal and the rescue operation. Around 8 pm they began to anesthetize Stena. A tree was also cut down by the walrus so that the rescue crew had more space. It turned out, however, that it was difficult to get the heavy animal to sleep. – Getting marine mammals to sleep is challenging, said Trontti, who stated that they had been in contact with Norwegian experts. Many people were in turn to try to move the animal. Photo: Sasu Mäkinen / Lehtikuva Just before 10 pm start the journey to the animal hospital in Helsinki. Shortly afterwards, the message came that Stena had not survived the trip. – The tests and transport in the last few days were too heavy for the weak animal and it died along the way, the game hospital wrote on Twitter. – Can be fatal Qualifier expert Rune Aae at the University of Southeast Norway says Stena’s situation was different than Freya’s. – She was initially so weak that she tolerated stress and moving poorly. There was probably a bit of luck anyway, says Aae to news. – But anesthetizing animals that one does not have good knowledge of and that one does not know the weight of, it can be fatal. Rune Aae is a doctoral fellow in science didactics at the University of Southeast Norway. Photo: Daphne Steketee / news – Kvalross in the Baltic Sea, how common is it? – It is a bad idea, it has turned out. An adult walrus needs 5–6000 mussels every day, and this is not the case in the Baltic Sea. Aae has also mapped Stena’s movements. Stena has traveled past Copenhagen and into the Baltic Sea, the observations show. To Aftenposten, Aae says that Stena is probably between 25 and 30 years old. – So really old. It can be so simple that she has navigated incorrectly in a city. Should not try anesthesia In recent days, the national celebrity Freya has settled on a boat in the capital. Some people think she should have been stunned and transported away when she is visiting densely populated areas. – I do not think one should try it. There are many other measures one can try before one gets this far. Aae says that it is always a demanding task to anesthetize wild animals, and that we have little experience of anesthetizing walruses. The walrus Stena was first seen in the Finnish coastal town of Fredrikshamn on Friday. Only a few days later did she get stuck in a fishing net, something the vets think may have consumed her strength. news first wrote that the qualifier was called Hamina, something that was the wrong name. Ho heiter Stena.
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