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Walrus on Wangerooge: Visit from the Arctic

2021-09-16T18:27:21.128Z


These marine mammals actually live in the Arctic, but a walrus cow makes itself comfortable in the East Frisian mudflats. First on Baltrum, now on Wangerooge. So how do you protect it from people?


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This unusual guest has made himself comfortable in the mudflats of the East Frisian island.

This walrus cow has been in the area for over a week.

Last Tuesday, an angler discovered the animal on Baltrum.

Now sailors have spotted it.

Uwe Sobottke, sailor

“We joked last night about the chance that walrus would be on Wangerooge, which we all know is around here.

And all of a sudden this morning it was there - in the mudflats. "

The walrus lady has had a long journey: Actually, the animals, which are up to three meters long and up to 800 kilograms, live in the Arctic - in large herds.

Florian Carius, National Park Administration of Lower Saxony Wadden Sea

»The distance to the next occurrence areas is very large and it is probably a single animal that I once wandered here and made a great tour to the south.

The same animal was believed to have been sighted on the west coast of Denmark in February.

That was the big cold spell right here.

In this respect, it was quite cold in the region, so the walrus may have dared to venture further south. "

The last time a walrus was spotted in the area was in 1998. Locals and tourists are thrilled to get up close and personal with one of the largest marine mammals in Europe.

Johanna Seefeld, volunteer at the Mellumrat Nature Conservation Association

"Now, as long as the animal is still here, we will stay around here and see that all tourists keep quiet and that the animal is not disturbed."

Walruses are considered an endangered species and are under special protection in Germany.

Conservationists assume that the walrus is healthy and can find enough food in the mudflats.

Source: spiegel

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