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. She was estimated to have been around 25 to 30 years old when she died.

Biography

Stena was first spotted near

Hamina Hamina (; sv, Fredrikshamn, , Sweden ) is a List of cities in Finland, town and a Municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located approximately east of the country's capital Helsinki, in the Kymenlaakso Regions of Finland, reg ...

, 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.

Death

Rescue teams hoped to transport Stena away from the garden in a box and over to

Korkeasaari Zoo Korkeasaari Zoo ( fi, Korkeasaaren eläintarha, previously known as ''Helsinki Zoo'') is the largest zoo in Finland, located on the island of Korkeasaari in Helsinki. The zoo was first opened in 1889, originally showcasing common animals from Fi ...

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. However, she did not survive the journey. The zoo stated that she would likely not have survived in the wild. A

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was to determine her cause of death.

References

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