A plea has been put out by the Welsh Marine Life Rescue charity for more volunteering help to monitor Tenby’s visiting Arctic walrus.

Twenty-two-year-old Amy Compton from Carew a volunteer with Welsh Marine Life Rescue, who every day along with her mother has been keeping an eye on ‘Wally the walrus’ was one of the first to capture a snap of the visitor, who has been popping up most days around Tenby’s lifeboat station since he arrived in Pembrokeshire last month.

But the charity admits that it needs more people to help keep an eye on the walrus, and to ensure that people coming to have a peep, respectfully keep their distance and do not disturb the creature.

“Our small team of volunteers are struggling to monitor and maintain the welfare of Tenby’s star attraction, Wally the walrus,” said a spokesperson for the Welsh Marine Life Rescue charity.

“The girls volunteering their time have received verbal abuse from members of the public, and Wally has been harassed by people on various watercraft including paddleboards, kayaks, inflatables and larger boats.

“Unbelievably they have witnessed a RIB tipping something (assume it’s fishy) overboard in an attempt to attract Wally closer! Various large watercrafts have been going far too fast and too close, and there have been a number of drones being flown far to close.

“The walrus is protected under The Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 and it is a criminal offence to interfere with him.

“We have received a large number of messages enquiring about volunteering. We need feet on the ground to help maintain Wally’s welfare.

“If you are local to Tenby and can spare some time, please come together as a community to help Wally.

“Lots of people are worried about his welfare and are quick to shout on social media, but pointing the finger is not helping.

“We are a tiny organisation and don’t have the resources to deal with this alone. Please get in touch if you think you can help,” said the spokesperson for the Welsh Marine Life Rescue in a Facebook post on Sunday.

Wally was spotted splashing around at the seaside again on Saturday morning, in the Tenby sunshine

Local photographer Gareth Davies who caught some more wonderful snaps of the Arctic visitor once again, said: “He was really enjoying himself swimming through the swell on the high tide near the slipway and then diving down for up to ten minutes at a time to feed.

“He’s looking very good indeed - he’s clearly feeding and resting well and has put on a lot of weight in the last couple of weeks.

“Everyone would like to think that eventually he will find his way home - but in the meantime he seems to be living his best life in Tenby!”