Utrish Marine Station

Утришская морская станция

Current Inventory

None.

Past Inventory

♀ Lyusya (unknown ≥ 2021)

♀ Zaya (unknown ≥ 2021)

♀ Lyalechka (transfer ≤ 2023-Jul)

♂ Khoma (death 2023-Jun-15)

♂ Svyatogor (transfer 2021-Jun-13)

♀ Yefrosinya (transfer 2021-Jun-13)

♂ Yakut (death 2020-Dec)

♀ Antonina (transfer ≥ 2008-Jun)

♀ Bulka II (transfer ≥ 2008-Jun)

♂ Pufik (transfer ≥ 2008-Jun)

♀ Maya (transfer ≤ 2008-Apr-14)

♀ Alina (transfer 2008)

Notes

Founded in 1978, the Utrish Marine Station describes itself as "an interlaboratory hospital for studying marine mammals and fish". It is located at coordinates 44.705351°,  37.470678°. 

It is operated by the Institute of Ecology and Evolution named after A. N. Severtsov of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Институт проблем экологии и эволюции имени А. Н. Северцова Российской академии наук), or ИПЭЭ РАН.

A document shared by the Orcinus Center stated that four Utrish-owned or held walruses died from 2019 to 2023; at this time, I only have confirmation of two deaths within that timeframe. The document further states that there are currently two Utrish-owned walruses, both on loan to other facilities -- one being walrus Lyalechka at the Gelendzhik Dolphinarium, and the other walrus being unknown at this time, currently being held at the Anapa Dolphinarium on Bolshoy Utrish. It is assumed at this time that of the last two walruses known to be held at Utrish, Lyusya and Zaya, one has since passed and the other is on loan to Anapa.

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