BDMLR<\/a> said it is awaiting photo identification to confirm the animal\u2019s identity.\n<\/p>\n\n The group said in a statement: \u201cAs with previous Arctic visitors, this is likely a young animal travelling in unfamiliar waters. These animals rely heavily on undisturbed rest to conserve energy during long journeys.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cUnfortunately, past incidents have shown that even with management in place, disturbance can and does still occur.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cCrowds, noise, drones and attempts to get closer for photos can cause the animals significant stress, sometimes forcing them back into the water prematurely or preventing them from resting altogether.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
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\n BDMLR added that walruses are protected by law from disturbance.\n<\/p>\n
\n Animal rescuers advised people to keep at least 100 metres away from the Arctic animal on land, at sea and in the air, including by drone.\n<\/p>\n
\n Walrus watchers should also stay quiet and avoid sudden movements, keep dogs on leads and avoid getting between the animal and the sea.\n<\/p>\n
\n They also urged people not to publicise the location to prevent crowds and other potential disturbance.\n<\/p>\n
\n BDMLR said: \u201cWe urge the public to help by giving this animal the space needed to rest, recuperate its energy, and continue its journey safely when ready.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIf disturbance is witnessed, it should be reported to Police Scotland via 999 (ongoing incidents) or 101 (non-urgent).\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The group warned that crowds attempting to see the marine mammal could lead to it becoming distressed. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":544573,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[90,56,54,55,4407],"class_list":["post-544572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=544572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544572\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/544573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=544572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=544572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=544572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}