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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Saimaa ringed seal
Ultra-rare Saimaa seals still dying in fishing nets in Finland
At least two critically-endangered Saimaa Ringed Seals have drowned recently in fishing nets in eastern Finland’s lake district. Restrictions on
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Record number of Saimaa seal pups born
A record number of Saimaa ringed seal pups have been born this spring. A review conducted by the state-owned forestry
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Fishing-net death toll of endangered seals continues to rise in Finland
Another rare Saimaa ringed seal, one of the world’s most endangered seal species, has been killed in Pihlajavesi lake in
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