Now that’s more like it.
Scarborough’s New Year fireworks cancelled to protect walrus
Priorities. Which is more important, a walrus or fireworks? The walrus, obviously. Good job Scarborough.
A New Year’s Eve fireworks display had to be cancelled at the last minute to protect an Arctic walrus discovered in Scarborough.
The event was called off over fears it “could cause distress to the mammal”. Council leader Steve Siddons said he was disappointed but “the welfare of the walrus has to take precedence”.
The walrus, which has drawn huge crowds since arriving on Saturday, is believed to be the same one spotted on the Hampshire coast three weeks ago.
If it’s drawn huge crowds that would seem to indicate it’s given some joy to a lot of people, so there’s some consolation for the canceled fireworks. There may not be a huge amount of overlap between the fans of marine mammals and fans of fireworks, but even so.
More on the walrus, who seems to feel very comfortable catching up on sleep while the people of Yorkshire admire.
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8 responses to “Resting for the journey north”
Nice story!
Coo coo ca-choob!
Maybe there’s hope for us yet…
Glad to hear it! In our city, the walrus would have been on the dinner plate, and the fireworks on display.
Fortunately, the only walruses we see in Nebraska are safely in zoos.
@iknklast, sadly, being in a zoo did not offer any protection for the animals that were tragically and senselessly killed by a fire started by “celebratory” flying sky-lanterns a few years ago in Germany
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50971250
You’re absolutely right. Scarborough did the right thing, here. It’s the only time it ever has, as far as I’m aware. I become more antagonistic toward fireworks every year. That’s partly because of the obvious, but also because of the better and better things we can do with drones and lasers instead. And considerably more cheaply.
But what isn’t being reported very much in the press is that the walrus is doing little more than lying on rocks masturbating in front of waves of tourists, which is very much a Scarborough tradition. I *really* wish the BBC would report that.
shrieking with laughter
Thank you for that!