Finnish conservationists worry about Saimaa ringed seal as fishing net ban ends
Conservationists want fishermen in lake Saimaa to voluntarily extend a seasonal ban on fishing nets intended to help protect endangered
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Finnish Association for Nature Conservation
Endangered Finnish seal population slowly recovering
A survey of endangered Saimaa seal nests in eastern Finland has turned up 78 pups born this year. Census-takers also
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Finland protects 3,000 new hectares of forest
The Environment Ministry’s centennial conservation programme made vast areas of Finland’s natural environment protected by law. The move is at
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