A fundraising campaign has been launched to build a statue in memory of Freya, a 1,300-pound walrus euthanized this week by Norwegian authorities, who said she was a threat to human safety.

The life-sized bronze statue shows Freya the walrus curled up on her side close to the water’s edge. The artwork was funded by an online campaign, which raised $25,000 (£19,000). Freya became a ...

"This is how we treated Freya. And so, I will call the statue For Our Sins." Erik Holm, the sculpture’s crowdfunding organizer, told AFP news agency he "started this because I'm furious about ...

“By erecting a statue of the symbol Freya quickly became, we will always remind ourselves (and future generations) that we cannot or should not always kill and remove nature when it is ‘in the ...

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"This is how we treated Freya. And so, I will call the statue For Our Sins." Tonoian also told CNN about the circumstances surrounding Freya's euthanasia, "The authorities could have acted more ...

A celebrity walrus who was put down by the Norwegian government over fears she would hurt fans has been honoured with a life-size statue. Freya was immortalised in bronze at a cost of £20,000 ...