Three penguin chicks stolen from aquarium – TV 2

Night of Ascension, three penguin chicks and one egg stolen from Atlanterhavsparken in Ålesund.

– It came as a shock that someone could do something like that, says CEO Tor Erik Standal to TV 2.

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Depending on their parents

Park boss fears for the lives of the three chicks. He asks that the will be delivered back to the aquarium as soon as possible.

– They are only a few weeks old. They are totally dependent on their parents to get food and warmth, he continued.

Also police underlines the seriousness of the situation.

– Penguin kids are totally dependent on their parents, but there is a small chance that they could survive. We pray they will be returned as soon as possible, said operations in Sunnmøre Police, Kenneth Saetre, to TV 2.

Russ broke into the area

Surveillance pictures of the place shows that people are taking in the area on two occasions, police said. They are now in the process of examining images closely.

– We have to look for facts, continues Operations Officer.

According Tor Erik Standal shows video that there are people in the Russian clothes that are inside the plant.

He adds that Russians also previously taken into the field

– We have experienced that there have been russ inside the penguin plant. Russians have had party in the parking lot, which is public. The municipality and the police have allowed that they have used it as a party place, against our will. Now it shows that there has been something serious, says Standal.

The penguins in the park live outdoors, behind a modest fence. The chicks were born in April this year. The aquarium also has between 22 and 25 penguins, according to general manager.

Many tips

Late Thursday afternoon experiencing police high demand of people who have been involved in the abduction of penguins. Many Russians report that they have been built on the site but they have not removed anything.

– This should not happen. It is most likely the Russians who are behind, and it hurts, says Russian President Fagerlia secondary school, Lars Standal Sørnes, to TV 2.

He hopes that the perpetrators arises.

– We are trying to find potential perpetrators, and few penguins back, says Russian president.