After Norwegian authorities put down Freya the walrus over public safety concerns, more than $20,000 has been raised to honor her with a statue. The walrus has been seen napping and sunning herself around the Oslo fjord region since July.
A fundraiser to build a statue in memory of a walrus euthanized by Norwegian authorities has drawn more than $20,000 and counting.
“We concluded that people’s lives and health could be in danger,” reads an English translation of the official statement on the department’s website, as translated by Google. “Despite repeated calls, the public did not follow recommendations to keep their distance from the walrus, and dangerous situations arose on several occasions.”
Norwegian newspapers have decried the controversial decision to put the animal down, as NBC reported, with headlines like, “Rage after Freya’s death.”
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