Odobenus rosmarus (Walrus)

EU imports of Odobenus rosmarus trophies, skulls and tusks, 2004-2013.

Wild-sourced imports in 2013 primarily comprised trophy items (51 tusks, 11 trophies, six skulls) equating to approximately 43 individuals, reported as either purpose ‘H’, ‘P’ or ‘T’, the majority of which were imported from Canada (99%). This represented an increase of 29% compared to 2012. In addition, three live O. rosmarus were imported from Russia for zoos, an increase from one imported in 2012.