Environmental specialists: Proposed border fence will affect Finland’s bear, wolf populations
The proposed construction of a fence along sections of the border with Russia will result in fewer wolves, bears and
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Vegetation in Arctic Europe disturbed by mid-autumn thaw
After frost comes spring, but when it happens in mid-November plants get confused. That is not good news. November on
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Climate change brings new butterfly species to Finland
Since the turn of the century the range of butterfly species in Finland has surged due to the rising temperatures.
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How did Finland’s 5 white-tailed deer become 100,000 in only 80 years?
Eighty years ago there were no white-tailed deer in Finland, but today the species is the country’s second-most populous game
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Arctic and Antarctic waters breed more new species than tropics: study
Think life is easier in the tropics? A new study published in the journal Nature suggests Arctic and Antarctic waters,
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Finnish live stream gives users bird’s eye view of eagle’s nest
Anyone with an internet connection can now follow life in a wild white-tailed eagle’s nest via a new video stream.
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Rural Finland won’t be fully compensated for predator damage
Residents and farmers who’ve been approved to receive compensation for damage caused by predators will not receive the full amount
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Migratory birds in Finland: some return early, others go missing
Some migratory birds have arrived in south-central Finland exceptionally early. For instance a willow warbler was heard singing in Orimattila
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Russia: A new national park on the Kola Peninsula
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed Monday a decree protecting 840 square kilometers of the Khibiny mountains. Environmental groups, like
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Saimaa seal population on the rise in Finland
Recent heavy snowfall and large drifts have created ideal conditions for the dens where the endangered Saimaa ringed seal raise
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Legal challenge takes aim as wolf hunt begins in Sweden
Hunters have already killed at least six wolves in this year’s cull, which began on Tuesday. Wolf hunting is legal
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Biggest case of illegal hunting in Sweden goes on trial
Five men are on trial in Luleå in northern Sweden, suspected of illegally hunting and killing of four bears, three
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Investigation into washed up whale’s death begins in Alaska
The extraordinary sight of a 30-foot long dead humpback whale that washed up on a beach area in Anchorage has
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Canadian team to study, collect Arctic plants
Botanists from the Canadian Museum of Nature are travelling to Hudson Bay, near the community of Arviat, Nunavut on an
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