A note on a walrus’ European odyssey

• Published in: NAMMCO Scientific Publications
• Main Authors: E W Born, E Stefansson, B Mikkelsen, K L Laidre, L W Andersen, F F Rigét, M Villum Jensen, D Bloch
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2014
• Subjects: walrus; Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus; migrant; movements; satellite tagging; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Svalbard; Faroe Islands; Svalbard Archipelago; Franz Josef Land; Prins Karls Forland; Iceland; Odobenus rosmarus; Sea ice; walrus*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/3.2921; https://doaj.org/article/2ec54a20f1ea48b697cc12e4d7e7ae90

This study reports on the first successful identification of the site of origin of an extralimital walrus in Europe. On 24 February 2010 an adult male Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) migrant was instrumented with a SPOT-5 satellite-linked transmitter (SLT) while hauled out on a beach on...