Finland’s endangered Saimaa ringed seal population reaches 400
Conservationists have succeeded in smashing a target for numbers of the rare and severely endangered Saimaa ringed seal, with more
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Species of gull facing extinction in Finland
The seagull is often perceived to be a pest. They are loud, invasive, and often try to steal food from
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Finnish petition to ban fishing nets in endangered seal habitats gathers 50,000 signatures
A citizens’ initiative calling for a total ban on fishing nets in habitats used by the endangered Saimaa ringed seal
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Fishing ban lifted near habitat of endangered ringed seals in southeast Finland
The annual springtime ban on fishing with nets on Lake Saimaa in southeast Finland ended on Monday. Saimaa is the
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Finland’s wolf population up 10 percent
Finland’s wolf population is currently estimated to be between 185 and 205 specimens, according to a report complied by Luke,
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Government in Northern Canada encourages drivers to avoid squashing at-risk toad species
Drivers heading out on the Liard Highway — Hwy. 7 in the Northwest Territories, in Canada’s central Arctic — may
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Thin ice hampers survey of rare seal dens in southeast Finland
Researchers tracking the endangered Saimaa seal population of the Finnish lake district (southeast Finland) say that conditions are good for
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Sweden’s wolf numbers slide, illegal hunting blamed
The number of wolves has been reduced from 355 last winter to 305. Marcus Öhman, the head of wildlife management
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River ice and white hares: Finnish scientists study signs of climate change in nature
As the climate warms, researchers from groups such as the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) are able to detect trends
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Report lists hundreds more species as endangered in Finland
A new assessment of the status of Finland’s wildlife has concluded that 420 more species in the country can now
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Authorities in northwest Russia move to protect wild reindeer
Murmansk regional authorities want a permanent ban on hunting. Wild reindeer on the central and eastern part of the Kola
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Career criminal was snatching eggs from rare birds around the world – including in Northern Quebec
When U.K. border officials nabbed 56-year-old smuggler Jeffrey Lendrum at Heathrow Airport in June, he was sporting an unseasonably heavy
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Deep snowbanks bode well for Finland’s rare Saimaa seals
The endangered Saimaa seals of eastern Finland may be able to nest this spring without human help. In recent years
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Northwestern Canada: moose population increasing, but calf numbers low in Kluane National Park
A recent aerial survey shows that moose populations are increasing in Kluane National Park, but something isn’t quite right —
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Finland’s environment suffering from human activity, report says
The status of natural habitats in Finland has continued to deteriorate over the past decade with 48% of the nearly
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